Medical Definition of Thyroid body

1. A butterfly-shaped endocrine gland in the neck that is found on both sides of the trachea windpipe). It secretes the hormone thyroxine which controls the rate of metabolism. (27 Sep 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Thyroid Body

thyroideal
thyroidea accessoria
thyroidectomies
thyroidectomy
thyroidectomy
thyroidism
thyroiditis
thyroiditis
thyroiditises
thyroidology
thyroidotomy
thyroids
thyroid acropachy
thyroid axis
thyroid binding globulin
thyroid body (current term)
thyroid bruit
thyroid calcifications
thyroid cancer
thyroid carcinoma
thyroid carcinoma risk factors
thyroid cartilage
thyroid cartilage
thyroid colloid
thyroid crisis
thyroid diverticulum
thyroid eminence
thyroid foramen
thyroid gland
thyroid gland

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