Medical Definition of Thyroid axis

1. A short arterial trunk arising from the subclavian artery, giving rise to the suprascapular (which may instead arise directly from the subclavian artery) and terminating by dividing into the ascending cervical and inferior thyroid arteries. Synonym: truncus thyrocervicalis, thyroid axis. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Thyroid Axis

thyroidal articular surface of cricoid
thyroidea
thyroideal
thyroidea accessoria
thyroidectomies
thyroidectomy
thyroidectomy
thyroidism
thyroiditis
thyroiditis
thyroiditises
thyroidology
thyroidotomy
thyroids
thyroid acropachy
thyroid axis (current term)
thyroid binding globulin
thyroid body
thyroid bruit
thyroid calcifications
thyroid cancer
thyroid carcinoma
thyroid carcinoma risk factors
thyroid cartilage
thyroid cartilage
thyroid colloid
thyroid crisis
thyroid diverticulum
thyroid eminence
thyroid foramen

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