Thyroid

[Sarah]

Of or pertaining to the thyroid body, thyroid cartilage, orthyroid artery; thyroideal. Thyroid cartilage. See under Larynx.-- Thyroid body, or Thyroid gland (Anat.), a glandlike but ductlessbody, or pair of bodies, of unknown function, in the floor of themouth or the region of the larynx. In man and most mammals it is ahighly vascular organ, partly surrounding the base of the larynx andthe upper part of the trachea.-- Thyroid dislocation (Surg.), dislocation of the thigh bone intothe thyroid foramen.-- Thyroid foramen, the obturator foramen.

[Sarah]

Proof that there is no designer.

[Magaret]

A large ductless gland in the neck which secretes hormones regulating growth and development through the rate of metabolism.

[Julian]

a gland (= an organ) in the front of the neck that is involved in controlling the way the body develops and works