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November 12, 2009
Location: The thyroid is a small gland — normally weighing less than an ounce — located in the front of the neck. It is butterfly-shaped, made up of two lobes that lie along the windpipe, just below the Adam's apple or larynx. During fetal development, the thyroid migrates from the back of the....