If somebody tells you that it means that you are already big. Its like this your thymus gland is big when your still a baby but when you grow up it shrinks its size. so did i answer your question?
Definition of grossly homogenous thyroid gland
what does it mean heterogeneous signal in the thyroid gland and a left lobe nodule meawsuring approximately 6mm.
Endocrine gland-- A ductless gland, such as the pituitary, thyroid, or adrenal gland, that secretes its products directly into the blood or lymph.
The thyroid is a gland which produces hormones. Low thyroid would mean that your thyroid is not functioning as it should. There are a few medicines that you can take to correct the situation.
An inhomogeneous thyroid means that the ultrasonographic appearance of the thyroid gland is not uniform. This finding does not imply malignancy, but is sometimes an associated finding.
Euthyroid means that the gland is working within normal established and accepted parameters.
An enlarged thyroid could mean a number of things. The actual term means that the thyroid gland, which controls most hormones in your body, has been enlarged. This could mean the possibility of thyroid disease, or possibly even thyroid cancer.
Thyroidectomy is removal or partial removal of the Thyroid gland. The surgical terminology suffix "-ectomy" was taken from Greek εκ-τομια = "act of cutting out"
A normal study would reveal a thyroid gland of normal size, shape, position, and uniform texture.
This stands for thyroid function testing. TFT's may be undertaken if a patient is suspected of suffering from hypothyroidism (a thyroid gland that is underactive), or hyperthyroidism (overactvie thyroid gland. These conditions result in not enough, or too much, thyroid hormones in the blood- and this causes various symptoms depending on the type.
For some reason a person with higher than normal thyroid hormone levels may have an autoimmune disease called Grave's Disease, an inflammation of the thyroid gland, or has over used thyroid medication.
Hyperdensity in a cat scan of the thyroid indicates calcifications, hemorrhage, or colloid. The thyroid gland is one of the largest endocrine glands and consists of two connected lobes.