thyroglobulin

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noun

A globulin, produced by the thyroid gland, that has a role in the production of the thyroid hormones

OriginEnglish globulin ← French globule ← Latin globulu →
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Meanings

nounthyroglobulin (plural thyroglobulins)

plural thyroglobulins

  1. biochemistryA globulin, produced by the thyroid gland, that has a role in the production of the thyroid hormones

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dʰwer-
  2. Proto-Hellenic*tʰurā
  3. Ancient Greekθῠ́ρᾱ (thŭ́rā)
  4. Ancient Greekθῠρεός (thŭreós)
  5. Proto-Indo-European*weyd-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*wéydos
  7. Proto-Hellenic*wéidos
  8. Ancient Greekεἶδος (eîdos)
  9. Ancient Greekθῠρεοειδής (thŭreoeidḗs)
  10. New Latinthyreoīdēs
  11. Englishthyroid
  12. Englishthyro-
  13. Latinglobus
  14. Latinglobulu
  15. Frenchglobule
  16. Englishglobule
  17. Englishglobulin
  18. Englishthyroglobulin

From thyro- + globulin.

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Translations

Catalan tiroglobulina
  • tiroglobulinaTranslations
French thyroglobuline
  • thyroglobulineTranslations
Italian tireoglobulina
  • tireoglobulinaTranslations
Spanish tiroglobulina
  • tiroglobulinaTranslations
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APA

thyroglobulin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thyroglobulin

MLA

“thyroglobulin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thyroglobulin. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “thyroglobulin,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thyroglobulin.

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