thyroid hormone
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1. any of several closely related compounds that are produced by the thyroid gland and are active metabolically (noun.body)
| hypernym | : | endocrine, hormone, internal secretion, |
| definition | : | the secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | calcitonin, thyrocalcitonin, |
| definition | : | thyroid hormone that tends to lower the level of calcium in the blood plasma and inhibit resorption of bone (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | t, tetraiodothyronine, thyroxin, thyroxine, |
| definition | : | hormone produced by the thyroid glands to regulate metabolism by controlling the rate of oxidation in cells (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | liothyronine, t, triiodothyronine, |
| definition | : | thyroid hormone similar to thyroxine but with one less iodine atom per molecule and produced in smaller quantity; exerts the same biological effects as thyroxine but is more potent and briefer (noun.body) |
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