| thymus |
Organ in humanoid bodies, located anterior to the trachea. The thymus is responsible for producing lymphocytes, known as T-cells, which are part of humanoid immune systems.
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| thyroid |
A butterfly-shaped gland in the neck that secretes thyroid hormones. Thyroid hormones regulate a number of physiologic processes, including growth, development, metabolism, and reproductive function.
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| thyroid gland |
A gland in the neck that produces thyroid hormone and calcitonin. Thyroid hormone is essential for normal body metabolism and calcitonin controls the level of calcium in the blood.
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| thyroglobulin |
(noun) 1. An iodide-containing protein secreted by the thyroid gland and stored within its colloid substance 2. A substance obtained by the fractionation of thyroid glands from the hog, Sus scrofa (Trade name is Proloid)
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| thyroglobulin |
(THIGH-roe-GLOB-yu-lin) The form that thyroid hormone takes when stored in the cells of the thyroid. If the thyroid has been removed, thyroglobulin should not show up on a blood test. Doctors measure thyroglobulin level in blood to detect thyroid cancer cells that remain in the body after treatment.
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