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thyroxine definition

thy·rox·ine (t̸hī räk′sēn′, -sin)

noun

a colorless, crystalline compound, CHINO, the active hormone of the thyroid gland, often prepared synthetically and used in treating goiter, cretinism, and myxedema
also thyroxin thy·rox′in (-in)

Etymology: thyr(o)- + ox(y)- + -ine

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