- thy|rox|in
- thy|rox|in «thy ROK sihn», noun.= thyroxine. (Cf. ↑thyroxine)
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thy|rox|ine — «thy ROK seen, sihn», noun. a white, crystalline amino acid, the principal secretion of the thyroid gland, which stimulates metabolism and, in children, affects growth. A synthetic form is used to treat goiter and other thyroid disorders. Formula … Useful english dictionary
dex|tro|thy|rox|ine — «DEHKS truh thy ROK seen, sihn», noun. a drug that accelerates the breakdown of cholesterol in the blood. It is the dextrorotatory form of thyroxine … Useful english dictionary
thy — thy·mi·a·te·ri·on; thy·mi·dine; thy·mi·dyl·ic; thy·mine; thy·mo·centric; thy·mo·cyte; thy·mol; thy·mo·ma; thy·mo·nucleic; thy·myl; thy·ra·tron; thy·re·o·cor·i·dae; thy·re·oid; thy·re·o·trop·ic; thy·rid·i·al; thy·rid·i·dae; thy·rid·i·um;… … English syllables
rox — au·rox; ce·rox·y·lon; chlo·rox·i·phite; me·rox·ene; mo·rox·ite; my·rox·y·lon; py·rox·ene; py·rox·en·ic; py·rox·e·nite; py·rox·man·gite; py·rox·y·lin; rox·burgh·shire; rox·bury; rox·o·la·ni; thy·rox·ine; Xe·rox; xe·rox; py·rox·e·nit·ic;… … English syllables
thyroxin — thy·rox·in … English syllables
thyroxine — thy•rox•ine [[t]θaɪˈrɒk sin, sɪn[/t]] also thy•rox•in [[t] sɪn[/t]] n. biochem. a hormone of the thyroid gland that regulates the metabolic rate of the body: preparations of it used for treating hypothyroidism • Etymology: 1915–20; thyr +ox +in… … From formal English to slang
thyroxin — thy·rox·in (thi rokґsin) thyroxine … Medical dictionary
thyroxine — thy·rox·ine … English syllables
hypothyroxinemia — A subnormal thyroxine concentration in the blood. * * * hy·po·thy·rox·in·emia or chiefly Brit hy·po·thy·rox·in·ae·mia .hī pō thī räk sə nē mē ə n the presence of an abnormally low concentration of thyroxine in the blood hy·po·thy·rox·in·emic or… … Medical dictionary
thyroxine — The l isomer is the active iodine compound existing normally in the thyroid gland and extracted therefrom in crystalline form for therapeutic use; also prepared synthetically; used for the relief of hypothyroidism, cretinism, and myxedema … Medical dictionary
