"Thyroid Dysgenesis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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.
| Descriptor ID |
D050033
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C16.131.894 C19.874.689
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| Concept/Terms |
Thyroid, Ectopic- Thyroid, Ectopic
- Ectopic Thyroid
- Ectopic Thyroids
- Thyroids, Ectopic
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