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thyroarytenoidnoun(anatomy) Ellipsis of thyroarytenoid muscle. [(anatomy) A broad, thin muscle that arises especially from the thyroid cartilage, inserts into the arytenoid cartilage, and functions to relax and shorten the vocal cords by drawing the arytenoid cartilage forward and to narrow the rima glottidis by rotating the arytenoid cartilage inward causing the vocal cords to approach each other.]
thyestesnoun(Greek mythology) A king of Olympia; the son of Pelops and Hippodamia; and father of Pelopia and Aegisthus. He and his brother Atreus were exiled by their father for having murdered their half-brother Chrysippus.
thyatiranounA considerable city of Lydia situated on the road from Sardes to Germa, mentioned in the Apocalypse of John.
thyrotrophinnounAlternative form of thyrotropin. [(biochemistry) A thyroid-stimulating glycoprotein hormone secreted by the pituitary gland.]
thyrotropicnounAble to stimulate the action of the thyroid gland
thoracicanounan infraclass of crustaceans which contains the most familiar species of barnacles found on rocky coasts, such as Semibalanus balanoides and Chthamalus stellatus.
thyroninenoun(biochemistry) A phenolic amino acid that occurs naturally only in the iodinated form of thyroxine
thyrotomynoun(surgery) An incision into the thyroid cartilage.
thyminenoun(organic chemistry, genetics) A heterocyclic base, 5-methylpyrimidine-2,4(1H,3H)-dione; it pairs with adenine in DNA.
entoproctanounEntoprocta , or Kamptozoa , is a phylum of mostly sessile aquatic animals, ranging from long.
thyrotoxicMarked by toxic activity of the thyroid gland.
thyroxinnounAlternative spelling of thyroxine. [(biochemistry) A thyroid hormone, with the chemical formula C₁₅H₁₁I₄NO₄, that regulates cell metabolism and growth.]
tephrosianoun(botany) Any of the genus Tephrosia of leguminous shrubby plants and herbs.
thyrotropinnoun(biochemistry) A thyroid-stimulating glycoprotein hormone secreted by the pituitary gland.
tithonianoun(botany) Any of the genus Tithonia of flowering plants in the sunflower tribe (Heliantheae) within the family Asteraceae.
hyoideannoun(anatomy, zootomy, relational) Synonym of hyoid.
thyromegaly(medicine) An abnormal enlargement of the thyroid gland.
taeniaenoun(anatomy) Any of several ribbon-like bands of tissue.
apoideanounThe superfamily Apoidea is a major group within the Hymenoptera, which includes two traditionally recognized lineages, the "sphecoid" wasps, and the bees.
thyroidnoun(medicine) An extract prepared from the thyroid gland of animals and used in treating deficiency of thyroid hormones.

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