levothyroxine
See also: lévothyroxine
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edit- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌli.voʊ.θaɪˈɹɑkˌsin/, /ˌli.voʊ.θaɪˈɹɑk.sɪn/
- Rhymes: -ɒksɪn
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editlevothyroxine (uncountable)
- (pharmacology) The levorotatory isomer of thyroxine (trademark Levothyroid, Levoxyl, Synthroid) that is administered in the form of its sodium salt C15H10I4NNaO4 in the treatment of hypothyroidism.
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edit- “levothyroxine”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.