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PYRAMID OF THE THYROID GLAND

\pˈɪɹɐmˌɪd ɒvðə θˈa͡ɪɹɔ͡ɪd ɡlˈand], \pˈɪɹɐmˌɪd ɒvðə θˈa‍ɪɹɔ‍ɪd ɡlˈand], \p_ˈɪ_ɹ_ɐ_m_ˌɪ_d ɒ_v_ð_ə θ_ˈaɪ_ɹ_ɔɪ_d ɡ_l_ˈa_n_d]\

Definitions of PYRAMID OF THE THYROID GLAND

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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A slender conical process of the gland which extends from the upper part of the isthmus or the adjacent part of the lobes to the hyoid bone, to which it is attached by loose fibrous tissue,

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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