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liothyronine

US/ˌlaɪ.oʊˈθaɪ.ɹəˌnin/

liothyronine noun: a form of thyroid hormone used to treat hypothyroidism and myxedema coma.

liothyronine: a form of thyroid hormone used to treat hypothyroidism and myxedema coma
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Noun

liothyronine (uncountable)

  1. A form of thyroid hormone used to treat hypothyroidism and myxedema coma.

Origin of liothyronine

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

Words formed from liothyronine

Questions about liothyronine

What does liothyronine mean?
Liothyronine means a form of thyroid hormone used to treat hypothyroidism and myxedema coma.
What part of speech is liothyronine?
Liothyronine is a noun.
How do you pronounce liothyronine?
Liothyronine is pronounced /ˌlaɪ.oʊˈθaɪ.ɹəˌnin/ (US).

Words near liothyronine in the dictionary

  1. liopleurodon
  2. liopleurodons
  3. liopropomin
  4. liopropomins
  5. Lior
  6. liothyronine
  7. liotiid
  8. liotiids
  9. liotrix
  10. Liotta
  11. Liottas

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