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intrathyroidal

intrathyroidal adjective: within a thyroid gland.

Adjective

intrathyroidal (not comparable)

  1. Within a thyroid gland
    • Most humans escape from the Wolff-Chaikoff effect as intrathyroidal iodide suppresses further iodide uptake via Na/I symporter inhibition [ 46 ].2015 June 18, Michael B. Zimmermann, Valeria Galetti, “Iodine intake as a risk factor for thyroid cancer: a comprehensive review of animal and human studies”, in Thyroid Research, volume 8, →DOI

Origin of intrathyroidal

From intra- + thyroidal.

Questions about intrathyroidal

What does intrathyroidal mean?
Intrathyroidal means within a thyroid gland.
What part of speech is intrathyroidal?
Intrathyroidal is an adjective.

Words near intrathyroidal in the dictionary

  1. intrathymic
  2. intrathymical
  3. intrathymically
  4. intrathymus
  5. intrathyroid
  6. intrathyroidal
  7. intratibial
  8. intratibially
  9. intratidal
  10. intratidally
  11. intratissue

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