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liothyronine

liot·hy·ro·nine

US/ˌlaɪ.oʊˈθaɪ.ɹəˌnin/ uncommon

noun

1.

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

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Origin

Contraction of ʟ-(tri)io(do)thyronine.

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