| Category | General Disease |
The thyroid gland is a small organ in front of the neck that wraps around the trachea. Shaped like a butterfly, it has a small center and two wide wings on the sides of the throat. Thyroid disease is a general term for a medical condition that keeps your thyroid from making the right amount of hormones. Your thyroid typically makes hormones that keep your body functioning normally. When the thyroid makes too much thyroid hormone, your body uses energy too quickly.
