liothyronine

n. a pharmaceutical preparation of L-triiodothyronine, a naturally occurring thyroid hormone, used to treat conditions associated with thyroid deficiency. It is also used as an adjunct to standard antidepressant therapy in the management of depression that has not responded to standard therapy alone. U.S. trade name (among others): Cytomel.

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May 8th 2024

morula

n. an early stage of embryological development, extending from the first cleavage of the zygote until the blastula is formed by further divisions of daughter cells.