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triiodothyronine

triio·dot·hy·ronine

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

From tri- + iodothyronine.

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