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)

1. (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.