thyroglobulin

noun thy·ro·glob·u·lin \-ˈglä-byə-lən\

Definition of THYROGLOBULIN

: an iodine-containing protein of the thyroid gland that is the precursor of thyroxine and triiodothyronine

International Scientific Vocabulary

First Known Use: circa 1905

Medical Dictionary

noun thy·ro·glob·u·lin \ˌthī-rō-ˈgläb-yə-lən\

: an iodine-containing protein of the thyroid gland that on proteolysis yields thyroxine and triiodothyronine

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