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THYROID
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Located near the base of the neck
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("thyroid" is a kind of...):
ductless gland; endocrine; endocrine gland (any of the glands of the endocrine system that secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream)
Derivation:
thyroidal (of or relating to the thyroid gland)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Suggestive of a thyroid disorder
Example:
thyroid personality
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
thyroid gland (located near the base of the neck)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Of or relating to the thyroid gland
Example:
thyroidal uptake
Synonyms:
thyroid; thyroidal
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
thyroid gland (located near the base of the neck)
Context examples:
An autoimmune condition of the thyroid gland (a gland located beneath the larynx).
(Autoimmune thyroiditis, NCI Dictionary)
Alteration in the expression of this gene is associated with the development of cancers of the liver and thyroid as well as Burkitt lymphoma.
(MIR26A1 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)
This gene is involved in the regulation of gene expression and plays a role in the development of hepatocellular and thyroid carcinomas as well as Burkitt lymphoma.
(MIR26A1 Gene, NCI Thesaurus)
A rare, aggressive type of thyroid cancer in which the malignant (cancer) cells look very different from normal thyroid cells.
(Anaplastic thyroid cancer, NCI Dictionary)
A papillary carcinoma arising from the thyroid gland from multiple foci.
(Multicentric Thyroid Gland Papillary Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)
This allele, which encodes MIR222 RNA, plays a role in development of cancers of the lung, thyroid, breast, prostate, glioblastoma and malignant (metastatic) melanoma.
(MIR222 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)
This gene is involved in the regulation of gene expression and plays a role in the development of anaplastic thyroid carcinoma.
(MIR138-1 Gene, NCI Thesaurus)
People with all subtypes of MEN2 syndrome have an increased risk of medullary thyroid cancer, pheochromocytoma, and parathyroid gland cancer.
(MEN2 syndrome, NCI Dictionary)
A rare, genetic disorder that affects the endocrine glands and causes a type of thyroid cancer called medullary thyroid cancer, pheochromocytoma, and parathyroid gland cancer.
(MEN2A, NCI Dictionary)
People with all subtypes of MEN2 have an increased risk of medullary thyroid cancer, pheochromocytoma, and parathyroid gland cancer.
(MEN2, NCI Dictionary)
