2006-10-31 02:25:41 · 4 answers · asked by mnk 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Other - Diseases
I'm not entirely sure but I would say that unilateral thyroid is the result of a partial thyroidectomy.
Uni = one
Lateral = side
Thyroid = butterfly shaped gland in neck which secretes thyroxin.
So if you have surgery because you have an overactive thyroid and they remove one side of the butterfly shape, you will be left with a unilateral thyroid.
It's just a guess.
2006-10-31 02:35:18 · answer #1 · answered by nangari 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sameer is right. A unilateral thyroid is one that only has one lobe, or both lobes are on one side of the throat instead of a lobe on each side.
2006-11-03 02:05:07 · answer #2 · answered by pancho_villa 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unilateral thyroid means affecting only one side of the thyroid.
Unilateral (u-ni--lat'-e-ral) [Latin. unus-one; latus-side]. Relating to or on one side only.
2006-10-31 10:44:29 · answer #3 · answered by gangadharan nair 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is birth defect with malformation of gland only one lobe is formed out of two
or it is malpositioned
2006-10-31 10:30:55 · answer #4 · answered by sameer 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋