Medical Definition of Thyroid nodule

1. A small circumscribed mass of differentiated tissue associated with the thyroid gland. It can be pathogenic or non-pathogenic. The growth of nodules can lead to a condition of goiter, nodular. most nodules appear between the ages of 30 and 50 years and most are benign. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Thyroid Nodule

thyroid colloid
thyroid crisis
thyroid diverticulum
thyroid eminence
thyroid foramen
thyroid gland
thyroid glands
thyroid hormone
thyroid hormone aminotransferase
thyroid hormone resistance syndrome
thyroid hormones
thyroid ima artery
thyroid imaging
thyroid insufficiency
thyroid lymph nodes
thyroid nodule (current term)
thyroid receptor antibody
thyroid releasing hormone
thyroid scan
thyroid stimulating antibody
thyroid stimulating hormone
thyroid stimulating immunoglobulin
thyroid suppression test
thyroid therapy
thyroid toxicosis
thyroid vein
thyroid veins
thyroidal
thyroidal articular surface of cricoid

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