thyroxine
pronunciation
How to pronounce thyroxine in British English:
UK [θaɪ'rɒksɪ(:)n]
How to pronounce thyroxine in American English:
US [θaɪ'rɒkˌsin]
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- Noun:
- hormone produced by the thyroid glands to regulate metabolism by controlling the rate of oxidation in cells
Word Origin
- thyroxine (n.)
- active principle of the thyroid gland, 1915, from thyro-, comb. form of thyroid, + oxy- (apparently a reference to the oxygen atom present in it, but OED has it as a shortening of oxy-indol) + chemical suffix -ine (2), denoting an amino acid.
Example
- 1. Human free thyroxine ( ft4 ) concentration elisa kit .
- 2. Bone mineral density in women receiving thyroxine suppressive therapy for differentiated thyroid carcinoma .
- 3. Physicians treat goitre , a disease of the thyroid gland , with thyroxine , from the thyroid glands of cattle and hogs .
- 4. Among the many mammalian hormones are acth , sex hormones , thyroxine , insulin , and epinephrine . Insect hormones include ecdysone , thoracotropic hormone , and juvenile hormone . Plant hormones include ethylene , abscisin , auxins , gibberellins , and cytokinins .