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English

Noun

A hormone (an iodine derivative of tyrosine), produced by the thyroid gland, that regulates cell metabolism and growth.

Translations

Italian: tiroxina

el:thyroxine hu:thyroxine ta:thyroxine vi:thyroxine

GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Thyroid \Thy"roid\, a. [Gr. qyreoeidh`s shield-shaped; qyreo`s a
large, oblong shield (from qy`ra a door) + e'i^dos form: cf.
F. thyro["i]de, thyr['e]o["i]de.]
1. Shaped like an oblong shield; shield-shaped; as, the
thyroid cartilage.
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2. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the thyroid body, thyroid
cartilage, or thyroid artery; thyroideal.
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Thyroid cartilage. See under Larynx.

Thyroid body, or Thyroid gland (Anat.), an endocrine
gland having two lobes, located in the floor of the mouth
or the region of the larynx, which secretes two hormones
(thyroxine and triiodothyronine) that regulate the
rates of growth and metabloism. In man and most mammals it
is a highly vascular organ, partly surrounding the base of
the larynx and the upper part of the trachea. Cases of
hypothyroidism, where the gland is insufficiently active,
can be treated by administration of thyroxine or a
combination of thyroxine and triiodothyronine.

Thyroid dislocation (Surg.), dislocation of the thigh bone
into the thyroid foramen.

Thyroid foramen, the obturator foramen.
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WordNet thyroxine
n : hormone produced by the thyroid glands to regulate
metabolism by controlling the rate of oxidation in cells;
"thyroxine is 65% iodine" [syn: thyroxin, tetraiodothyronine,
T]