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THYROTROPIN

Dictionary entry overview: What does thyrotropin mean?

• THYROTROPIN (noun)
The noun THYROTROPIN has 1 sense:

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

Familiarity information: THYROTROPIN used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• THYROTROPIN (noun)

Sense 1

thyrotropin ^{[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 ("thyrotropin" 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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