thyroid hormone

thyroid hormone

n.

A hormone, especially thyroxine or triiodothyronine, produced by the thyroid gland.

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thyroid hormone

A hormone, such as thyroxine, produced by the thyroid gland.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

thyroid hormone - any of several closely related compounds that are produced by the thyroid gland and are active metabolically endocrine, hormone, internal secretion - the secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect calcitonin, thyrocalcitonin - thyroid hormone that tends to lower the level of calcium in the blood plasma and inhibit resorption of bone tetraiodothyronine, thyroxin, thyroxine, T - hormone produced by the thyroid glands to regulate metabolism by controlling the rate of oxidation in cells; "thyroxine is 65% iodine" liothyronine, triiodothyronine, T - thyroid hormone similar to thyroxine but with one less iodine atom per molecule and produced in smaller quantity; exerts the same biological effects as thyroxine but is more potent and briefer