THYROIDAL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does thyroidal mean? 

• THYROIDAL (adjective)
  The adjective THYROIDAL has 1 sense:

1. of or relating to the thyroid gland

  Familiarity information: THYROIDAL used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• THYROIDAL (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to the thyroid gland

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Synonyms:

thyroid; thyroidal

Context example:

thyroidal uptake

Pertainym:

thyroid gland (located near the base of the neck)

Derivation:

thyroid (located near the base of the neck)

 Context examples 

An attenuated oncolytic Edmonston (Ed) strain of measles virus encoding the human thyroidal sodium iodide symporter (MV-NIS) with potential antineoplastic activity.

(Oncolytic Measles Virus Encoding Thyroidal Sodium Iodide Symporter, NCI Thesaurus)

Subsequently, orally administered iodine 131 is taken up by NIS-expressing tumor cells, which may result in the selective accumulation of a cytotoxic dose of beta and gamma radiation in non-thyroidal tumor cells, sparing adjacent normal tissue.

(Ad5-CMV-NIS, NCI Thesaurus)

NIS, an intrinsic membrane glycoprotein, is an ion pump that actively transports iodide into cells which concentrate iodine; in addition to thyroid epithelial cells, it is found in non-thyroidal tissues including the salivary glands, the gastric mucosa, and lactating mammary glands.

(Ad5-CMV-NIS, NCI Thesaurus)