| LATS | long-acting thyroid stimulator |
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| LATS-P | long-acting thyroid stimulator-protector |
| MCT | manual cervical traction; mean cell thickness; mean cell threshold; mean circulation time; mean corp... |
| MTC | mass transfer coefficient; maximum tolerated concentration; maximum toxic concentration; medical tes... |
| PACT | papillary carcinoma of thyroid; precordial acceleration tracing; prepaid accountable care term |
| thyroid colloid | The semifluid material that occupies the lumen of thyroid follicles; it contains thyroglobulin mainly. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| thyroid crisis | Sudden and dangerous increase of the symptoms of thyrotoxicosis. (12 Dec 1998) |
| thyroid diverticulum | Thyroglossal diverticulum, the endodermal bud from the floor of the embryonic pharynx; the primordium of the parenchyma of the thyroid gland. (05 Mar 2000) |
| thyroid eminence | The projection on the anterior portion of the neck formed by the thyroid cartilage of the larynx; serves as an external indication of the level of the fifth cervical vertebra. Synonym: prominentia laryngea, Adam's apple, protuberantia laryngea, thyroid eminence. (05 Mar 2000) |
| thyroid foramen | An opening occasionally existing in one or both of the plates of the thyroid cartilage. Synonym: foramen thyroideum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| thyroid gland | A butterfly-shaped endocrine gland in the neck that is found on both sides of the trachea windpipe). It secretes the hormone thyroxine which controls the rate of metabolism. (27 Sep 1997) |
| thyroid gland, desiccated | The cleaned, dried, and powdered thyroid gland, previously deprived of connective tissue and fat, obtained from domesticated animals that are used for food by man, containing 0.17-0.23% of iodine in thyroid combination, occurring as a yellowish to buff-coloured amorphous powder. It was formerly used as a source of thyroid hormones in the treatment of hypothyroidism. (12 Dec 1998) |
| thyroid hormone | <endocrinology> Thyroxine and tri iodothyronine are hormones secreted by the thyroid gland in vertebrates. These iodinated aromatic amino acid compounds influence growth and metabolism and, in amphibia, metamorphosis. The hormone calcitonin which has hypocalcaemic effects is also of thyroid origin but is not usually classed with thyroxine and tri iodothyronine as a thyroid hormone. (18 Nov 1997) |
| thyroid hormone aminotransferase | <enzyme> Chemical name: 3,5-dinitrotyrosine aminotransferase Registry number: EC 2.6.1.26 Synonym: triiodothyrone aminotransferase, triiodothyronine aminotransferase (26 Jun 1999) |
| thyroid hormone resistance syndrome | <syndrome> An inherited syndrome of peripheral resistance to thyroid hormones, transmitted as an autosomal recessive trait, characterised by increased serum concentrations of thyroxine and triiodothyronine, increased thyroid hormone binding ratio, and normal to slightly increased thyroid-stimulating hormone and its response to thyrotropin-releasing hormone. The affected persons are euthyroid to slightly hypothyroid. The absence of hypermetabolism and the presence of possible hypothyroidism indicate the existence of partial resistance to the peripheral action of thyroid hormone. (12 Dec 1998) |
| thyroid ima artery | <anatomy, artery> An inconstant artery; origin, arch of aorta or brachiocephalic artery; distribution, thyroid gland. Synonym: arteria thyroidea ima, lowest thyroid artery, Neubauer's artery. (05 Mar 2000) |
| thyroid imaging | <radiology> Tc-99m pertechnetate 6 mCi, I-123 sodium iodide 200 - 400 uCi PO (12 Dec 1998) |
| thyroid insufficiency | Subnormal secretion of hormones by the thyroid gland. See: hypothyroidism. (05 Mar 2000) |
| thyroid lymph nodes | Nodes of the anterior deep cervical group located around the thyroid gland; they drain into the lateral deep cervical group. Synonym: nodi lymphatici thyroidei. (05 Mar 2000) |
| thyroid nodule | 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) |