Lingual Goiter

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"Lingual Goiter" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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Pathological enlargement of the LINGUAL THYROID, ectopic thyroid tissue at the base of the TONGUE. It may cause upper AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; DYSPHAGIA; or HYPOTHYROIDISM symptoms.

Descriptor ID	D047268
MeSH Number(s)	C16.131.894.500.500 C19.874.283.802 C19.874.689.500.500
Concept/Terms	Lingual Goiter Lingual Goiter Goiter, Lingual Goiters, Lingual Lingual Goiters

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Lingual Goiter".

Diseases [C]
Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities [C16]
Congenital Abnormalities [C16.131]
Thyroid Dysgenesis [C16.131.894]
Lingual Thyroid [C16.131.894.500]
Lingual Goiter [C16.131.894.500.500]
Endocrine System Diseases [C19]
Thyroid Diseases [C19.874]
Goiter [C19.874.283]
Lingual Goiter [C19.874.283.802]
Thyroid Dysgenesis [C19.874.689]
Lingual Thyroid [C19.874.689.500]
Lingual Goiter [C19.874.689.500.500]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Lingual Goiter".

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Lingual Goiter".

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