Etymograph

English

levothyroxine

From levo- + thyroxine.

A compound of levo- + thyroxine

Proto-Indo-European *leh₂iwos

Latin laevus ‘left’

English levo-

Proto-Indo-European *weyd- ‘to see’

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Ancient Greek εἶδος

Ancient Greek θῠρεοειδής ‘Shield-shaped’

New Latin thyreoīdēs

English thyroid

English thyroxine

Today it means

noun 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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