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Thyroid binding globulin
A blood protein that binds with the thyroid hormone thyroxine (T4).
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- Colitis, spastic A common gastrointestinal disorder involving an abnormal condition of gut contractions (motility)…
- Disease, new variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Abbreviated nvCJD. A human disease thought due to the same infectious agent as bovine spongiform…
- Aneurysm, dissecting An aneurysm is a localized widening (dilatation) of an artery, vein, or the heart. At the area of an…
- Aldose reductase inhibitor A class of drugs used to prevent eye and nerve damage in diabetes. Aldose reductase is an enzyme that is…
- Autoimmune thyroid disease Disease of the thyroid gland due to autoimmunity in which the patient's immune system attacks and damages…
- Placenta, supernumerary A succenturiate or accessory placenta
- Duane syndrome See: Okihiro syndrome.
- Gastric emptying study Gastric emptying study: A gastric emptying study evaluates the emptying of food from the stomach. For a…