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transthyretin

US/tɹænsˈθaɪ.ɹət.ɪn/

transthyretin noun: a protein found in human blood serum and cerebrospinal fluid that functions as a carrier of the thyroid hormone thyroxine and the retinol-binding protein.

Noun

transthyretin (countable and uncountable, plural transthyretins, abbreviation TTR)

  1. a protein found in human blood serum and cerebrospinal fluid that functions as a carrier of the thyroid hormone thyroxine and the retinol-binding protein
    Synonyms:
    prealbumin

Synonyms of transthyretin

Forms of transthyretin

pluraltransthyretins
abbreviationTTR

Origin of transthyretin

From trans- (“denoting change or transfer”) + thyr(oxine) + ret(inol) + -in (“protein”).

Questions about transthyretin

What does transthyretin mean?
Transthyretin means a protein found in human blood serum and cerebrospinal fluid that functions as a carrier of the thyroid hormone thyroxine and the retinol-binding protein.
What part of speech is transthyretin?
Transthyretin is a noun.
How do you pronounce transthyretin?
Transthyretin is pronounced /tɹænsˈθaɪ.ɹət.ɪn/ (US).
What is the plural of transthyretin?
The plural of transthyretin is transthyretins.

Words near transthyretin in the dictionary

  1. transthoracically
  2. transthrombotic
  3. transthrombus
  4. transthylakoid
  5. transthylakoidal
  6. transthyretin
  7. transthyretins
  8. Transtiberine
  9. transtibial
  10. transtigritane
  11. transtilla

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