thyroxine

Definitions

General Science

• noun the main hormone produced by the thyroid gland which regulates the body’s metabolism and conversion of food into heat

Medical

• noun a hormone produced by the thyroid gland which regulates the body’s metabolism and the conversion of food into heat, used in treatment of hypothyroidism

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Contexts for “thyroxine”

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• General Science
• Medical