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