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THYROID

check date: 29/08/2001
checker: Pamela
subject field: medicine: body-part
origination date: 11/01/2001
originator: Carlos
URL: http://www2.utmb.edu/otoref/Grnds/ThyroidCA-9810/ThyroidCA-9810.html

originator: Arianne
origination date: 03/10/2001
figure:
thyroidgland.gif

origination date: 23/02/2001
originator: Arianne

Conceptual Structures
ISAPART-OF-ENDOCRINE-SYSTEM
ANCESTORSALL
ANIMAL-PART
ANIMATE
ANIMATE-PART
BODY-PART
INTERNAL-ANIMAL-PART
OBJECT
PART-OF-ENDOCRINE-SYSTEM
PART-OF-PHYSIOLOGICAL-SYSTEM
PHYSICAL-OBJECT
SEPARABLE-ENTITY

English
thyroidterm type: main entry term
reliability code: 10
part of speech: noun
number: singular
definition: gland situated in front of the larynx, divided into two lobes. It produces hormones that play a major role in the metabolism. It is also part of the immune system. (en)

Spanish
tiroidesterm type: main entry term
part of speech: noun
gender: feminine
number: singular
reliability code: 10
definition: glándula situada en la parte frontal de la laringe y dividida en dos lóbulos. El tiroides produce hormonas que juegan un papel destacado en el metabolismo del cuerpo. Es asimismo parte del sistema inmunitario. (es)