See Also: pyramidal lobe of thyroid gland(medicine)
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pyramidal lobe of thyroid gland (medicine) and viva voce (iou)


pyramidal lobe of thyroid gland (medicine)


pyramidal lobe of thyroid gland
<anatomy> An inconstant narrow lobe of the thyroid gland that arises from the upper border of the isthmus and extends upward, sometimes as far as the hyoid bone; it marks the point of continuity with the thyroglossal duct.

Synonym: lobus pyramidalis glandulae thyroideae, Lallouette's pyramid, Morgagni's appendix, pyramid of thyroid.


viva voce (iou)



viva voce adverbial, adjectival, & noun phr. M16.
[medieval Latin, lit. 'by or with the living voice'.]
A. adverbial phr.
Orally rather than in Writing. M16.
Aloud rather than silently. Now rare or obsolete. M17.
b. adjectival phr.
Expressed in speech rather than Writing, spoken, oral. E17.
Of an examination etc.: conducted orally; spec. designating a supplementary oral examination following the ordinary written examinations. E19.
C. noun phr. A viva voce examination. Freq. abbreviated to VIVA noun2. M19.