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thyroid gland

endocrine gland in the neck; secretes hormones that influence metabolism
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Summary

thyroid gland is an organ type[1]. It draws 12,652 Wikipedia views per month (organ type category, ranking #13 of 50).[2]

Key Facts

  • Instance of: class of anatomical entity[3]
  • Subclass of: lobular organ[4], particular anatomical entity[5]
  • Part of: endocrine system[6]
  • Commons category: Thyroid[7]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Thyroid[8]
  • Anatomical location: neck[9]
  • Described by source: Gray's Anatomy (20th edition)[10], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[11], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[12], Desktop Encyclopedic Dictionary[13], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[14], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[15], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[16]
  • NCI Thesaurus ID: C12400[17]
  • Different from: Scutellaria[18]
  • Produced by: thyroid hormone[19], desiccated thyroid extract[20]
  • Development of anatomical structure: thyroid gland development[21]
  • WordLift URL: http://data.medicalrecords.com/medicalrecords/healthwise/thyroid_gland_2[22]

Why It Matters

thyroid gland has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] It is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Foundational Model of Anatomy. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . bartleby.com. Retrieved . bartleby.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . medicalrecords.com. medicalrecords.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 18w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → h0006782-stitna-zlaza
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Svkkl authority id: h0006782-stitna-zlaza, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259493|batch #259493]]"
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