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Noun: liothyronine
  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
    - triiodothyronine, T

Type of: thyroid hormone

Encyclopedia: Liothyronine