LIOTHYRONINE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does liothyronine mean? 

• LIOTHYRONINE (noun)
  The noun LIOTHYRONINE has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: LIOTHYRONINE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LIOTHYRONINE (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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

liothyronine; T; triiodothyronine

Hypernyms ("liothyronine" is a kind of...):

thyroid hormone (any of several closely related compounds that are produced by the thyroid gland and are active metabolically)

 Context examples 

Liothyronine sodium is made in the laboratory and is a form of the thyroid hormone triiodthyronine (T3).

(Liothyronine sodium, NCI Dictionary)

Liothyronine sodium binds to nuclear thyroid receptors which then bind to thyroid hormone response elements of target genes.

(Liothyronine sodium, NCI Thesaurus)

Also called liothyronine sodium and Triostat.

(Cytomel, NCI Dictionary)

I131 liothyronine may be used in radiotherapy in thyroid cancers.

(Liothyronine I-131, NCI Thesaurus)

A radioconjugate of synthetic active thyroid hormone, liothyronine (T3), labeled with Iodine 125.

(Liothyronine I-125, NCI Thesaurus)

As a result, liothyronine sodium induces gene expression that is required for normal growth and development.

(Liothyronine sodium, NCI Thesaurus)

Liothyronine involves many important metabolic functions and is essential to the proper development and differentiation of all cells.

(Liothyronine I-125, NCI Thesaurus)

A radioconjugate of synthetic active thyroid hormone, liothyronine (T3), labeled with Iodine 131.

(Liothyronine I-131, NCI Thesaurus)

Liothyronine sodium is more potent and has a more rapid action than thyroxine (T4).

(Liothyronine sodium, NCI Thesaurus)

I-125 liothyronine may be used in radiotherapy in thyroid cancers.

(Liothyronine I-125, NCI Thesaurus)