"Thyroglossal Cyst" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A cyst in the neck caused by persistence of portions of, or by lack of closure of, the primitive thyroglossal duct. (Dorland, 27th ed)
| Descriptor ID |
D013955
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C04.182.902
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| Concept/Terms |
Thyroglossal Cyst- Thyroglossal Cyst
- Cyst, Thyroglossal
- Cysts, Thyroglossal
- Thyroglossal Cysts
- Thyroglossal Duct Cyst
- Cyst, Thyroglossal Duct
- Cysts, Thyroglossal Duct
- Thyroglossal Duct Cysts
- Thyrolingual Cyst
- Cyst, Thyrolingual
- Cysts, Thyrolingual
- Thyrolingual Cysts
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