THYROID GLAND

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does thyroid gland mean? 

• THYROID GLAND (noun)
  The noun THYROID GLAND has 1 sense:

1. located near the base of the neck

  Familiarity information: THYROID GLAND used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• THYROID GLAND (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Located near the base of the neck

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

thyroid; thyroid gland

Hypernyms ("thyroid gland" is a kind of...):

ductless gland; endocrine; endocrine gland (any of the glands of the endocrine system that secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream)

 Context examples 

A non-neoplastic disorder that affects the thyroid gland.

(Non-Neoplastic Thyroid Gland Disorder, NCI Thesaurus)

A thyroid gland disorder present at birth.

(Congenital Thyroid Gland Disorder, NCI Thesaurus)

A papillary carcinoma arising from the thyroid gland from multiple foci.

(Multicentric Thyroid Gland Papillary Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)

These cells lack the nuclear features that characterize the papillary carcinomas of the thyroid gland.

(Clear Cell Variant Thyroid Gland Follicular Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)

A benign neoplasm arising from C-cells of the thyroid gland.

(Neoplastic C-Cell Hyperplasia, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

A neoplastic process arising from the C-cells of the thyroid gland.

(Neoplastic C-Cell Hyperplasia, NCI Thesaurus)

The malignant follicular cells display the nuclear characteristics that characterize the papillary adenocarcinomas of the thyroid gland.

(Follicular Variant Thyroid Gland Papillary Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)

Representative examples include pituitary gland adenoma, pituitary gland carcinoma, thyroid gland carcinoma, carcinoid tumor, and neuroendocrine carcinoma.

(Endocrine Neoplasm, NCI Thesaurus)

Representative examples include oncocytic neoplasms of the thyroid gland, and kidney.

(Oncocytic Neoplasm, NCI Thesaurus)

These cells have the nuclear features that characterize the papillary carcinomas of the thyroid gland.

(Clear Cell Variant Thyroid Gland Papillary Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)