Located near the base of the neck, the thyroid is a large endocrine gland that produces hormones that help control growth and metabolism.

甲状腺位于颈部的底部附近，是一个很大的内分泌腺体，它产生激素，协助控制生长和新陈代谢。

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When the thyroid, a butterfly-shaped gland in the neck, doesn't produce enough thyroid hormone, it's known as hypothyroidism, and depression is one of its symptoms.

当颈部蝴蝶状的腺体——甲状腺无法产生足够的甲状腺激素时人就得了甲状腺功能减退，而抑郁症就是其中的一项特征。

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The thyroid is a small gland at the base of your neck. It controls your metabolism, the speed at which your body converts fuel into energy.

甲状腺是位于颈部的小腺体，控制新陈代谢以及身体将食物转化为能量的速度。

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The surgeon removed one lobe and the isthmus of the barbell-shaped gland at the base of my neck.

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This means the "under-active" thyroid gland in her neck does not produce enough of the thyroxine hormone.

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The thyroid is a butterfly-shaped gland located in the front of the neck just below the Adam's apple.

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