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liothyronine

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liothyronine /li·o·thy·ro·nine/ (li″o-thi´ro-nēn) a synthetic pharmaceutical preparation of the levorotatory isomer of triiodothyronine, used as the sodium salt in the treatment of hypothyroidism and the treatment and prophylaxis of goiter and thyroid carcinoma.
liothyronine [li″o-thi´ro-nēn]
a synthetic pharmaceutical preparation of the levorotatory isomer of triiodothyronine; used for replacement therapy in hypothyroidism and for the prophylaxis and treatment of goiter and of thyroid cancer; administered orally or intravenously as the sodium salt.
liothyronine
the pharmaceutical name for the thyroid hormone triiodothyronine (T3); used in the treatment of hypothyroidism.
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He had also been treated with oral prednisone, betahistine, diuretics, and liothyronine without benefit.
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The thyroid is a butterfly-shaped endocrine gland located at the throat that produces numerous related hormones: thyroxin (also known as T4), liothyronine (also known as T3), T2, and T1.
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Levothyroxine (previously thyroxine) is very similar to liothyronine.
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