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antithyroid

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11 lettersPart of speech adjectiveSorted adhiinorttyStarts with AEnds with D0 clues
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Definitions

  1. having the effect of counteracting excessive thyroid activity

Word origin

Coined in 1908 from anti- + thyroid.

Used in a sentence

  • A RECENT report by Anderson et al. on the antithyroid activity of a series of alkyl derivatives of thiouracil shows that peak activity is reached at the n-propyl compound.
  • Postmortem histological examination of the thyroid gland and measurement of serum antithyroid antibodies were performed in 70 patients without overt thyroid disease.
  • Antithyroid drugs, which have been in use for more than half a century, remain cornerstones in the management of hyperthyroidism, especially for patients with Graves' disease.

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