Medical Definition of Sheath of thyroid gland

1. Covering of the thyroid gland external to its capsule formed by a splitting of the pretracheal layer of deep cervical fascia at the gland's posterior border; the anterior lamina covers the gland anterolaterally, attaching to the arch of the cricoid cartilage superior to the isthmus of the gland (causing it to move with the trachea during elevation/depression of the larynx); the posterior lamina passes posterior to the oesophagus to blend with the buccopharyngeal fascia; inferiorly, the sheath extends along the inferior thyroid veins to open into the superior mediastinum (hence, expansion of the thyroid, as by goiter, can take this direction). (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sheath Of Thyroid Gland

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sheath of eyeball
sheath of Key and Retzius
sheath of Schwann
sheath of Schweigger-Seidel
sheath of styloid process
sheath of thyroid gland (current term)
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sheath process of sphenoid bone
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