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thyroid medications  

Definition(s)

  • The thyroid gland produces thyroid hormone, an important regulator of the body's metabolism and a wide array of other functions. There are two basic forms of thyroid disease: overproduction or release of thyroid hormone (hyperthyroidism) and underproduction or release of it (hypothyroidism). [Source: Encyclopedia of Obesity; Thyroid Medications]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-WHV84ZCQ-G

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