"antithyroid" meaning in English

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          "text": "Postmortem histological examination of the thyroid gland and measurement of serum antithyroid antibodies were performed in 70 patients without overt thyroid disease.",
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          "text": "2005, The American Thyroid Association, \"Hyperthyroidism\",\nDrugs known as antithyroid agents—methimazole (Tapazole®) or propylthiouracil (PTU)—may be prescribed if your doctor chooses to treat the hyperthyroidism by blocking the thyroid gland’s ability to make new thyroid hormone."
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        "(biochemistry) Reducing the production or effects of thyroid hormones."
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          "sense": "reducing the production or effects of thyroid hormones",
          "word": "antitiroideo"
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