transthyretin

English

Etymology

From trans- (“denoting change or transfer”) +‎ thyr(oxine) +‎ ret(inol) +‎ -in (“protein”).

Pronunciation

(General American) IPA^(key): /tɹænsˈθaɪ.ɹət.ɪn/

Noun

transthyretin (countable and uncountable, plural transthyretins) (abbreviated TTR)

(biochemistry) a protein found in human blood serum and cerebrospinal fluid that functions as a carrier of the thyroid hormone thyroxine and the retinol-binding protein
Synonym: (dated) prealbumin

Translations

Translations

Italian: prealbumina (it)

References

“transthyretin”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

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