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From trans- (denoting change or transfer) +‎ thyr(oxine) +‎ ret(inol) +‎ -in (protein).

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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

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