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Tide (medicine) and long-acting thyroid stimulator (medicine)


Tide (medicine)


tide
<marine biology> A situation in which the level of the ocean and associated bodies of water periodically fluctuates due to the action of lunar (moon) and solar (sun) forces upon the rotating earth.


long-acting thyroid stimulator (medicine)


long-acting thyroid stimulator
<endocrinology, immunology> A thyroid stimulating antibody which is directed against a receptor for TSH on the thyroid gland.

This antibody acts like TSH and stimulates the thyroid to produce excessive amounts of thyroid hormone. The presence of this antibody generally indicates Grave's disease (hyperthyroidism).

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