| NOUN | body | thyroid hormone | any of several closely related compounds that are produced by the thyroid gland and are active metabolically |
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| Meaning | Any of several closely related compounds that are produced by the thyroid gland and are active metabolically. | |
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| Narrower | calcitonin, thyrocalcitonin | thyroid hormone that tends to lower the level of calcium in the blood plasma and inhibit resorption of bone |
| thyroxine, thyroxin, tetraiodothyronine, T | hormone produced by the thyroid glands to regulate metabolism by controlling the rate of oxidation in cells | |
| triiodothyronine, liothyronine, T | thyroid hormone similar to thyroxine but with one less iodine atom per molecule and produced in smaller quantity | |
| Broader | hormone, endocrine, internal secretion | The secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect |
| Spanish | tiroxina | |
| Catalan | hormona de la tiroide, hormona tiroïdal, tiroxina | |
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