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THYROTROPIC HORMONE
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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
Sense 1
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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