HyperDic: liothyronine

English > 1 sense of the word liothyronine:
NOUNbodyliothyronine, triiodothyronine, Tthyroid hormone similar to thyroxine but with one less iodine atom per molecule and produced in smaller quantity
English > liothyronine: 1 sense > noun 1, body
Meaningthyroid 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.
Synonymstriiodothyronine, T
Broaderthyroid hormoneAny of several closely related compounds that are produced by the thyroid gland and are active metabolically
Spanishtriiodotironina
Catalantriiodotironina

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