thyroid extract
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Desiccated thyroid extract — Combination of Levothyroxine Thyroid hormone Liothyronine Thyroid hormone Clinical data Pregnancy cat. A Legal status ℞ only … Wikipedia
thyroid — [thī′roid΄] adj. [ModL thyroides < Gr thyreoeidēs, shield shaped < thyreos, large shield, door shaped shield < thyra,DOOR + eidēs, OID] 1. designating or of a large ductless gland lying in front and on either side of the trachea and… … English World dictionary
Thyroid — An adjective and a noun, pertaining to the thyroid gland or, less often today, to a preparation made of mammalian thyroid tissue to treat hypothyroidism. For example, the sentence My thyroid is not making enough thyroid hormone uses thyroid… … Medical dictionary
thyroid — a.,n. (denoting or pertaining to) large ductless gland of the neck, the hormone of which influences growth, etc. ♦ thyroidism, n. deficient thyroid action. ♦ thyrocale, n. goitre. ♦ thyrogenic, a. due to thyroid action. ♦… … Dictionary of difficult words
thyroid — n. & adj. n. (in full thyroid gland) 1 a large ductless gland in the neck of vertebrates secreting a hormone which regulates growth and development through the rate of metabolism. 2 an extract prepared from the thyroid gland of animals and used… … Useful english dictionary
thyroid — [ θʌɪrɔɪd] noun 1》 (also thyroid gland) a large ductless gland in the neck which secretes hormones regulating growth and development through the rate of metabolism. ↘an extract prepared from the thyroid gland of animals and used in treating… … English new terms dictionary
Broda Otto Barnes — (April 14, 1906 ndash; November 1, 1988) was an American physician who became an authority in the diagnosis and treatment of hypothyroidism. He spent more than 50 years of his life researching and treating endocrine dysfunctions, specializing in… … Wikipedia
endocrine system, human — ▪ anatomy Introduction group of ductless glands (gland) that regulate body processes by secreting chemical substances called hormones (hormone). Hormones act on nearby tissues or are carried in the bloodstream to act on specific target organs… … Universalium
Hypothyroidism — Infobox Disease Name = Hypothyroidism Caption = Thyroxine (T4) normally produced in 20:1 ratio to triiodothyronine (T3) DiseasesDB = 6558 ICD10 = ICD10|E|03|9|e|00 ICD9 = ICD9|244.9 ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = med eMedicineTopic … Wikipedia
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