intrathyroidal

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English

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Etymology

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From intra- +‎ thyroidal.

Adjective

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intrathyroidal (not comparable)

  1. Within a thyroid gland
    • 2015 June 18, Michael B. Zimmermann, Valeria Galetti, “Iodine intake as a risk factor for thyroid cancer: a comprehensive review of animal and human studies”, in Thyroid Research[1], volume 8, →DOI:
      Most humans escape from the Wolff-Chaikoff effect as intrathyroidal iodide suppresses further iodide uptake via Na/I symporter inhibition [ 46 ].