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[ noun ] the circumstances and ideas of the present age
Synonyms Examples "behind the times" "in times like these" Used in print (Jacob Robbins et al., "The thyroid-stimulating...)At the present_time we do not know by what biochemical_mechanism TSH acts_on the thyroid , but for bio-assay of the hormone there are a number of properties by which its activity may be estimated , including release of iodine from the thyroid , increase in thyroid weight , increase in mean height of the follicular cells and increase in the thyroidal uptake of * * f . Related terms |
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