lingual thyroid

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• lingual thyroid — an accessory thyroid gland or thyroid tissue located at the base of the tongue, between the foramen cecum and the hyoid bone. It may project into the pharynx, be entirely within the tongue, or be just beneath it; sometimes the normally located… …   Medical dictionary

• Thyroid — Infobox Anatomy Name = Thyroid Latin = glandula thyroidea GraySubject = 272 GrayPage = 1269 Caption = Endocrine system Caption2 = Thyroid and parathyroid. Precursor = 4th Branchial pouch System = endocinal jubachina system Artery = superior… …   Wikipedia

• lingual artery — n an artery arising from the external carotid artery between the superior thyroid and facial arteries and supplying the tongue see DEEP LINGUAL ARTERY * * * arteria lingualis …   Medical dictionary

• Lingual veins — Vein: {{{Name}}} Veins of the tongue. (Lingual vein labeled at left.) Latin vena lingualis ))))) Gray s …   Wikipedia

• Lingual artery — Infobox Artery Name = PAGENAME Latin = arteria lingualis GraySubject = 144 GrayPage = 553 Caption = Superficial dissection of the right side of the neck, showing the carotid and subclavian arteries. The branch of the lingual artery is labeled… …   Wikipedia

• lingual artery — noun an artery originating from the external carotid artery and supplying the under side of the tongue • Syn: ↑arteria lingualis • Hypernyms: ↑artery, ↑arteria, ↑arterial blood vessel • Part Holonyms: ↑mouth * * * …   Useful english dictionary

• Armour Thyroid — (thyroid tablets, USP) is a product derived from porcine thyroid glands. Each grain contains 38 micrograms of levothyroxine (T4) and 9 micrograms of liothyronine (t3). Inactive ingredients are calcium stearate, dextrose, microcrystalline… …   Wikipedia

• Middle thyroid vein — Vein: Middle thyroid vein The thyroid gland and its relations. (Middle thyroid vein labeled at center right.) …   Wikipedia

• Dorsal lingual veins — Vein: Dorsal lingual veins Veins of the tongue. The hypoglossal nerve has been displaced downward in this preparation. Latin venae dorsales linguae Drains to …   Wikipedia

• Deep lingual vein — Vein: Deep lingual vein Veins of the tongue. The hypoglossal nerve has been displaced downward in this preparation. Latin vena profunda linguae Drains to …   Wikipedia

• Cricothyroid branch of superior thyroid artery — Artery: Cricothyroid branch of superior thyroid artery The thyroid gland and its relations. Latin ramus cricothyroideus arteriae thyroideae superioris Gray s …   Wikipedia