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THYROID-STIMULATING HORMONE

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Dictionary entry overview: What does thyroid-stimulating hormone mean?

• THYROID-STIMULATING HORMONE (noun)
The noun THYROID-STIMULATING HORMONE has 1 sense:

1. anterior pituitary hormone that stimulates the function of the thyroid gland

Familiarity information: THYROID-STIMULATING HORMONE used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• THYROID-STIMULATING HORMONE (noun)

Sense 1

thyroid-stimulating hormone ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

Anterior pituitary hormone that stimulates the function of the thyroid gland

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

thyroid-stimulating hormone; thyrotrophic hormone; thyrotrophin; thyrotropic hormone; thyrotropin; TSH

Hypernyms ("thyroid-stimulating hormone" is a kind of...):

endocrine; hormone; internal secretion (the secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect)

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