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nounlocated near the base of the neck
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"thyroid deficiency" "thyroidal uptake"adjectiveof or relating to the thyroid gland
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"thyroid personality"suggestive of a thyroid disorder
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- thyrocalcitonin thyroid hormone that tends to lower the level of calcium in the blood plasma and inhibit resorption of bone
- liothyronine thyroid hormone similar to thyroxine but with one less iodine atom per molecule and produced in smaller quantity; exerts the same biological effects as thyroxine but is more potent and briefer
- triiodothyronine thyroid hormone similar to thyroxine but with one less iodine atom per molecule and produced in smaller quantity; exerts the same biological effects as thyroxine but is more potent and briefer
- calcitonin thyroid hormone that tends to lower the level of calcium in the blood plasma and inhibit resorption of bone
- t thyroid hormone similar to thyroxine but with one less iodine atom per molecule and produced in smaller quantity; exerts the same biological effects as thyroxine but is more potent and briefer