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LIOTHYRONINE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Thyroid hormone similar to thyroxine but with one less iodine atom per molecule and produced in smaller quantity; exerts the same biological effects as thyroxine but is more potent and briefer

Synonyms:

liothyronine; T; triiodothyronine

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("liothyronine" is a kind of...):

thyroid hormone (any of several closely related compounds that are produced by the thyroid gland and are active metabolically)

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 Context examples: 

The sodium salt form of liothyronine, a synthetic form of the levorotatory isomer of the naturally occurring thyroid hormone triiodothyronine (T3).

(Liothyronine sodium, NCI Thesaurus)