Thyroid body , ∨ Thyroid gland Meaning, Definition & Usage

Definitions
  1. (Anat.), a glandlike but ductless body, or pair of bodies, of unknown function, in the floor of the mouth or the region of the larynx. In man and most mammals it is a highly vascular organ, partly surrounding the base of the larynx and the upper part of the trachea. produces thyroxine.

Webster 1913