Meanings
nounantithyroglobulin (plural antithyroglobulins)
plural antithyroglobulins
- immunologyAn antibody that targets thyroglobulin.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂énti
- Ancient Greekᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́)
- Ancient Greekἀντι- (anti-)
- Englishanti-
- Proto-Indo-European*dʰwer-
- Proto-Hellenic*tʰurā
- Ancient Greekθῠ́ρᾱ (thŭ́rā)
- Ancient Greekθῠρεός (thŭreós)
- Proto-Indo-European*weyd-
- Proto-Indo-European*wéydos
- Proto-Hellenic*wéidos
- Ancient Greekεἶδος (eîdos)
- Ancient Greekθῠρεοειδής (thŭreoeidḗs)
- New Latinthyreoīdēs
- Englishthyroid
- Englishthyro-
- Latinglobus
- Latinglobulu
- Frenchglobule
- Englishglobule
- Englishglobulin
- Englishthyroglobulin
- Englishantithyroglobulin
From anti- + thyroglobulin.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Portuguese anticorpo antitiroglobulina
- anticorpo antitiroglobulinaan antibody that targets thyroglobulin
Cite this entry
APA
antithyroglobulin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antithyroglobulin
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“antithyroglobulin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antithyroglobulin. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “antithyroglobulin,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antithyroglobulin.
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