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TRIIODOTHYRONINE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
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:
Hypernyms ("triiodothyronine" is a kind of...):
thyroid hormone (any of several closely related compounds that are produced by the thyroid gland and are active metabolically)