thyroid | Thyroid-stimulating hormone | Thyroid | Pyramidal lobe of thyroid gland (lobus pyramidalis glandulae thyroideae) | Pyramidal lobe of thyroid gland | Glandular branches of the superior thyroid artery | Glandular branches of the inferior thyroid artery | Gland of Zeis | Gland | gland | Duvernoy's gland | American Thyroid Association |
Thyroid hormones, T4 and TSH, diffuse across the placenta traveling from the mother to fetus for 10-12 weeks before the fetus’s own thyroid gland can begin synthesizing its own thyroid hormones.
If no other source of iodine is in the diet, drinking the river water can lead to an enlarged thyroid gland, a condition is known as "Derbyshire Neck", or Goitre.
De Quervain's thyroiditis: Subacute, non-bacterial inflammation of the thyroid gland, often after viral infection of respiratory tract.