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thyroid
1. of or relating to the thyroid gland
2. of or relating to the largest cartilage of the larynx
3. See thyroid gland
4. the powdered preparation made from the thyroid gland of certain animals, used to treat hypothyroidism
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thyroid [′thī‚rȯid]
(pharmacology)
Dried and powdered thyroid gland which contains about 0.2% iodine in combination, especially as thyroxine, and is used therapeutically in the treatment of thyroid deficiencies.
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Acknowledgement The publishers of Nutrition Health Review would like to thank the Tyroid Foundation of America (TFA) for granting permission to excerpt and reproduce material from the following articles that appeared in the TFA newsletter, The Bridge: "Dietary Advice for Hyperthyroid Patients Undergoing Treatment," 1990, 5(1).
Dietary advice for hyperthyroid patients undergoing treatment by Nutrition Health Review
 
 
 
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