different between thyroid vs levothyroxine

English

Alternative forms

• thyreoid

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin thyreo?d?s, from Ancient Greek ?????????? (thureoeid?s, “shield-shaped”), from ?????? (thureós, “oblong shield”) +? -????? (-eid?s, “-form, -like”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??a?.???d/
• Rhymes: -a????d

Adjective

thyroid (not comparable)

1. (anatomy) Of, relating to, or being the thyroid cartilage.
2. (anatomy) Of, relating to, or being the thyroid gland.
   1. Suggestive of a disordered thyroid gland.

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

thyroid (plural thyroids)

1. (anatomy) Ellipsis of thyroid cartilage.
2. (anatomy) Ellipsis of thyroid gland.
   1. (medicine) An extract prepared from the thyroid gland of animals and used in treating deficiency of thyroid hormones.

Derived terms

References

• “thyroid”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
• “thyroid”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).

English

Alternative forms

• laevothyroxine (British)

Etymology

From levo- +? thyroxine.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?li.vo?.?a????k?sin/, /?li.vo?.?a????k.s?n/
• Rhymes: -?ks?n

Noun

levothyroxine (uncountable)

1. (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.

Hypernyms

• thyroxine, T4

Coordinate terms

• dextrothyroxine

Translations

Derived terms

• levothyroxine sodium

References

• “levothyroxine”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).