Definitions
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- noun Alternative spelling of
thyroxine .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun hormone produced by the thyroid glands to regulate metabolism by controlling the rate of oxidation in cells
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Examples
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When the body has too much thyroxin, palpitations, heat intolerance, fast heart rate, trembling ands, and fatigue could happen.
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And so, the gland overproduces the hormone thyroxin.
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The thyroid must have iodine to make thyroxin, the main thyroid hormone.
Anne Dunev: How Iodine May Help Protect You From Radiation Damage Anne Dunev 2010
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The thyroid must have iodine to make thyroxin, the main thyroid hormone.
Anne Dunev: How Iodine May Help Protect You From Radiation Damage Anne Dunev 2010
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The thyroid must have iodine to make thyroxin, the main thyroid hormone.
Anne Dunev: How Iodine May Help Protect You From Radiation Damage Anne Dunev 2010
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The thyroid must have iodine to make thyroxin, the main thyroid hormone.
Anne Dunev: How Iodine May Help Protect You From Radiation Damage Anne Dunev 2010
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He is regarding my thyroid (which struck work for several years once before) with dark suspicion, and my thyroxin level was on the low side.
Shoes—and ships—and sealing wax— superversive 2007
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It is controlled by the hormone thyroxin, and if given a Thyroxin injection. the axolotl will tranform into a bizarre adult salamander that does not exist in nature.
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Anyway the story gives the calming impression that people can function without having a thyroid at all so long as they take something called thyroxin.
My thyroid doctor is happy, which scares me. Elizabeth McClung 2007
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My antibodies came down from 615 to 167 as of Feb., and I no longer need thyroxin.
Inflammation and diet | The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D. 2007
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