Laevodihydroxyphenylalanine

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    L-3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine, a biosynthetic compound used as a drug in the treatment of Parkinson's disease and dystonia. uncountable

Etymology

From laevo- + dihydroxyphenylalanine.

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parkinson's disease

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