transthyretin
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English
Etymology
From trans- (“denoting change or transfer”) + thyr(oxine) + ret(inol) + -in (“protein”).
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /tɹænsˈθaɪ.ɹət.ɪn/
Noun
transthyretin (countable and uncountable, plural transthyretins) (abbreviated TTR)
- (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
- Synonym: (dated) prealbumin
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References
- “transthyretin”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.