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THYROTROPIN
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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
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 ("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)
Context examples
Hyperthyroidism associated with diffuse hyperplasia of the thyroid gland (goiter), resulting from production of antibodies that are directed against the thyrotropin receptor complex of the follicular epithelial cells.
(Graves' Disease, NCI Thesaurus)
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