The thyroid is a gland just beneath the larynx in your neck. It produces what are known as thyroid hormones which are involved in oxygen consumption in adults and regulation of growth and development in children.
Thyroid is a gland which assists in mediation of metabolisim. It produces a substance called Thyroxin. A lack of this chemical or oversupply of it may cause a person many medical problems which may be helped with dietary changes and medication.
inflammation of the thyroid gland, a butterfly-shaped organ next to the windpipe
en thyroid means- made up of thyroid....or "in thyroid"
Yes! a thyroid gland IS an endocrine gland
Thyroid parenchyma is the normal bulk of the thyroid.
The thyroid produces thyroid hormones.
Raw thyroid (over the counter thyroid supplement) is not the same as Armour Thyroid, which is an FDA approved natural prescription medication.
Shaped like an oblong shield; shield-shaped; as, the thyroid cartilage., Of or pertaining to the thyroid body, thyroid cartilage, or thyroid artery; thyroideal.
Thyroid is in either side of trachea.Parathyroids are dipped in thyroid.
help diagnose an underactive thyroid (hypothyroidism), and an overactive thyroid (hyperthyroidism), evaluate thyroid gland activity, monitor response to thyroid therapy
The thyroid gland.
Thyroxine, or 3,5,3',5'-tetraiodothyronine - T4, a form of thyroid hormones is the major hormone secreted by the follicular cells of the thyroid gland.
The disease that is associated with excessive amounts of thyroid hormones is hyperthyroidism. Hyperthyroidism is a thyroid condition that causes the thyroid to become overactive. An overactive thyroid produces too much thyroid stimulating hormones.
A thyroid nodule is a lump in or on the thyroid gland. Any time a lump is discovered in thyroid tissue, the possibility for cancer needs to be considered. Fortunately, the vast majority of thyroid nodules tend to be benign.