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Britannica 11th
Encyclopaedia Britannica · 11th edition
Thyroid
Britannica 11thTHYROID (Gr. OvpoeiSris, shield-shaped, from Ovpdts, a large oblong shield, shaped like a door, 6vpa, and «?Sos, form), in anatomy, a term applied (i) to the largest of the cartilages of the larynx (see RESPikATORY SYSTEM), (2) to one of two arteries which lie ...
Vol. 26, pp. 905-905
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Arteries
Britannica 11th... across the middle line of the body near the surface, though the scalp, lips and thyroid body are exceptions. The distribution of the pulmonary artery is considered in connexion with the anatomy of the lungs (see RESPIRATORY SYSTEM). That of the aorta will now ...
Vol. 2, pp. 666-669
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