"transthyretin" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /tɹænsˈθaɪ.ɹət.ɪn/ [General-American] Forms: transthyretins [plural], TTR [abbreviation]
Etymology: From trans- (“denoting change or transfer”) + thyr(oxine) + ret(inol) + -in (“protein”). Etymology templates: {{af|en|trans-|thyroxine|retinol|-in|alt2=thyr(oxine)|alt3=ret(inol)|t1=denoting change or transfer|t4=protein}} trans- (“denoting change or transfer”) + thyr(oxine) + ret(inol) + -in (“protein”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} transthyretin (countable and uncountable, plural transthyretins)
  1. (biochemistry) 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 Wikipedia link: transthyretin Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Proteins Synonyms: prealbumin Translations (Translations): prealbumina (Italian)

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