| Name: | thyroid follicle | 
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| Synonyms: | thyroid follicles | 
| Definition: | Portion of tissue formed form thyroid follicle cells that forms along the midline in pharyngeal mesenchyme. The follicles are not encapsulated by connective tissue. | 
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0001072] | 
| Name: | cell | 
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| Synonyms: | cells | 
| Definition: | Anatomical structure that has as its parts a maximally connected cell compartment surrounded by a plasma membrane. | 
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0009000] |