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THYROTROPIC HORMONE

Dictionary entry overview: What does thyrotropic hormone mean?

• THYROTROPIC HORMONE (noun)
The noun THYROTROPIC HORMONE has 1 sense:

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

Familiarity information: THYROTROPIC HORMONE used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• THYROTROPIC HORMONE (noun)

Sense 1

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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 ("thyrotropic 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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