Lingual Thyroid [lingvální ektopie štítné žlázy]
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- Terms
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lingvální ektopická štítná žláza
lingvální tyreoidea
Persistent link
https://www.medvik.cz/link/D046151
Definition
A condition characterized by the presence of rudimentary THYROID tissue at the base of the TONGUE. It is due to failed embryonic development and migration of thyroid tissue to its normal location. The lingual thyroid usually cannot maintain adequate hormone production thereby resulting in HYPOTHYROIDISM.
- DUI
- D046151 MeSH Browser
- CUI
- M0452908
- Previous indexing
- Thyroid Gland (1965-2004); Tongue (1965-2004)
- History note
- 2005
- Public note
- 2005
Allowable subheadings
- BL
- blood 1
- CF
- cerebrospinal fluid
- CI
- chemically induced
- CL
- classification
- CO
- complications 1
- DI
- diagnosis 5
- DG
- diagnostic imaging
- DH
- diet therapy
- DT
- drug therapy 1
- EC
- economics
- EM
- embryology
- EN
- enzymology
- EP
- epidemiology
- EH
- ethnology
- ET
- etiology 1
- GE
- genetics
- HI
- history
- IM
- immunology
- ME
- metabolism
- MI
- microbiology
- MO
- mortality
- NU
- nursing
- PS
- parasitology
- PA
- pathology 1
- PP
- physiopathology
- PC
- prevention & control
- PX
- psychology
- RT
- radiotherapy
- RH
- rehabilitation
- SU
- surgery 2
- TH
- therapy 1
- UR
- urine
- VE
- veterinary
- VI
- virology
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Occurrences in Medvik records
C
Diseases