Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A thyroid protein that is the precursor to iodine-containing hormones and is typically present in the colloid of thyroid gland follicles.
  • noun A substance extracted from the thyroid glands of hogs, formerly used as a thyroid hormone supplement to treat hypothyroidism.

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  • noun biochemistry A globulin, produced by the thyroid gland, that has a role in the production of the thyroid hormones

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  • noun an iodine containing protein that is obtained from the thyroid gland and exhibits the general properties of the globulins

Etymologies

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thyro- +‎ globulin

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Examples

  • After a patient's initial treatment, the standard follow-up includes periodic ultrasound exams of the neck as well as blood tests to measure thyroglobulin, a protein that is an excellent tumor marker for differentiated thyroid cancer.

    Glenn D. Braunstein, M.D.: Thyroid Cancer: The Facts M.D. Glenn D. Braunstein 2011

  • After a patient's initial treatment, the standard follow-up includes periodic ultrasound exams of the neck as well as blood tests to measure thyroglobulin, a protein that is an excellent tumor marker for differentiated thyroid cancer.

    Glenn D. Braunstein, M.D.: Thyroid Cancer: The Facts M.D. Glenn D. Braunstein 2011

  • After a patient's initial treatment, the standard follow-up includes periodic ultrasound exams of the neck as well as blood tests to measure thyroglobulin, a protein that is an excellent tumor marker for differentiated thyroid cancer.

    Glenn D. Braunstein, M.D.: Thyroid Cancer: The Facts M.D. Glenn D. Braunstein 2011

  • In one of the final steps involved in creating this pure thyroglobulin and assuring it was not altered, Rose injected that thyroglobulin—derived from rabbit thyroids—back into his rabbits.

    The Autoimmune Epidemic Donna Jackson Nakazawa 2008

  • They had produced antibodies to the thyroglobulin and developed lesions in their thyroids.

    The Autoimmune Epidemic Donna Jackson Nakazawa 2008

  • In one of the final steps involved in creating this pure thyroglobulin and assuring it was not altered, Rose injected that thyroglobulin—derived from rabbit thyroids—back into his rabbits.

    The Autoimmune Epidemic Donna Jackson Nakazawa 2008

  • They had produced antibodies to the thyroglobulin and developed lesions in their thyroids.

    The Autoimmune Epidemic Donna Jackson Nakazawa 2008

  • Your thyroid contains thyroglobulin protein, which binds to iodine to form hormones, which in turn influence essentially every organ, tissue and cell in your body.

    Dr. Joseph Mercola: A Newly Discovered Reason To Avoid Fast Food Dr. Joseph Mercola 2010

  • Your thyroid contains thyroglobulin protein, which binds to iodine to form hormones, which in turn influence essentially every organ, tissue and cell in your body.

    Dr. Joseph Mercola: A Newly Discovered Reason To Avoid Fast Food Dr. Joseph Mercola 2010

  • Low serum thyroglobulin as a clue to the diagnosis of thyrotoxicosis factitia.

    The Neuropsychiatric Guide to Modern Everyday Psychiatry Michael Alan Taylor 1993

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