dictionary help| pyramid of thyroid --> pyramidal lobe of thyroid gland | medical dictionary |
<anatomy> An inconstant narrow lobe of the thyroid gland that arises from the upper border of the isthmus and extends upward, sometimes as far as the hyoid bone; it marks the point of continuity with the thyroglossal duct.
Synonyms: lobus pyramidalis glandulae thyroideae, Lallouette's pyramid, Morgagni's appendix, pyramid of thyroid.
(05 Mar 2000)
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