Diseases

Thyroid Dysgenesis

Defective development of the THYROID GLAND. This concept includes thyroid agenesis (aplasia), hypoplasia, or an ectopic gland. Clinical signs usually are those of CONGENITAL HYPOTHYROIDISM.

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Abstract

Defective development of the THYROID GLAND. This concept includes thyroid agenesis (aplasia), hypoplasia, or an ectopic gland. Clinical signs usually are those of CONGENITAL HYPOTHYROIDISM.

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  • Dysgenesis, Thyroid
  • Thyroid Agenesis
  • Thyroid Hypoplasia
  • Thyroid, Ectopic
  • Agenesis, Thyroid
  • Ectopic Thyroid
  • Ectopic Thyroids
  • Hypoplasia, Thyroid
  • Thyroids, Ectopic

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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History Note

2006

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Previous Indexing

  • Thyroid Gland (1966-2005)

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  1. C16w.131w.894w
  2. C19w.874w.689w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Thyroid Dysgenesis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D050033. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D050033
  2. Thyroid Dysgenesis. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thyroid_dysgenesis
  3. Thyroid Dysgenesis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7799746