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• Thyroactive

  thyroactive thy·ro·ac·tive (thī’rō-āk’tĭv) adj. Stimulating activity of the thyroid gland.

• Thyroadenitis

  thyroadenitis thy·ro·ad·e·ni·tis (thī’rō-ād’n-ī’tĭs) n. See thyroiditis.

• Thyroarytenoid

  thyroarytenoid thy·ro·ar·y·te·noid (thī’rō-ār’ĭ-tē’noid’, -ə-rĭt’n-oid’) adj. Relating to the thyroid and arytenoid cartilages.

• Thyroarytenoid muscle

  thyroarytenoid muscle n. A muscle with origin from the inner surface of the thyroid cartilage, with insertion into the muscular process and the outer surface of the arytenoid muscle, with nerve supply from the recurrent laryngeal nerve, and whose action shortens the vocal cords.

• Thyrocalcitonin

  /ˌθaɪrəʊˌkælsɪˈtəʊnɪn/ noun 1. another name for calcitonin thyrocalcitonin thy·ro·cal·ci·to·nin (thī’rō-kāl’sĭ-tō’nĭn) n. See calcitonin.

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