accessory thyroid glands
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Thyroid — An adjective and a noun, pertaining to the thyroid gland or, less often today, to a preparation made of mammalian thyroid tissue to treat hypothyroidism. For example, the sentence My thyroid is not making enough thyroid hormone uses thyroid… … Medical dictionary
glandulae thyroideae accessoriae — [TA] accessory thyroid glands: small exclaves of the thyroid gland, found along the course of the thyroglossal duct and elsewhere; types (named for their locations) include intrathoracic thyroid, lingual thyroid, suprahyoid thyroid, and… … Medical dictionary
epihyoid — Upon the hyoid bone; denoting certain accessory thyroid glands lying above the geniohyoid muscle. * * * epi·hy·oid (ep″ĭ hiґoid) situated upon the hyoid bone … Medical dictionary
intrahyoid — Within the hyoid bone; denoting certain accessory thyroid glands that lie in the hollow or within the substance of the hyoid bone. * * * in·tra·hy·oid (in″trə hiґoid) within the hyoid bone … Medical dictionary
prehyoid — Anterior or superior to the hyoid bone; denoting certain accessory thyroid glands lying superior to the mylohyoid muscle. * * * pre·hy·oid (pre hiґoid) anterior to the hyoid bone … Medical dictionary
gland — An organized aggregation of cells functioning as a secretory or excretory organ. SYN: glandula (1) [TA]. [L. glans, acorn] accessory g. a small mass of glandular structure, detached from but lying near another and larger g., to which it is… … Medical dictionary
glandula — 1. [NA] SYN: gland. 2. SYN: glandule. [L. gland, dim. of glans, acorn] glandulae areolares [TA] SYN: areolar glands, under gland. g. atrabiliaris SYN: suprarenal gland. g. basilaris SYN: pituitary gland. glandulae bronchiales [TA] SYN: bronchial… … Medical dictionary
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