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Applied to a gland in the neck which in many lower vertebrates regulates the calcium level in the body but in man and several higher vertebrates…
designating a pair of lymph nodes (sometimes also including several smaller associated nodes) in the neck (see quots.).
designating either of a pair of lymph nodes in the neck (see quots.).