Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A hormone secreted by the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland that stimulates and regulates the activity of the thyroid gland.

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  • noun A thyroid-stimulating glycoprotein hormone secreted by the pituitary gland

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  • noun anterior pituitary hormone that stimulates the function of the thyroid gland

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[thyro– + –trop(h)ic + –in.]

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Examples

  • The hypothalamus releases a hormone called thyrotropin releasing hormone (TRH), which sends a signal to the pituitary to release thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH).

    The News is NowPublic.com - NowPublic.com: The News is Now Public BIJUMKM 2009

  • Two nuclear intron regions (7th intron of the beta fibrinogen gene and thyrotropin) also were included, but showed limited genetic variation and no fixed differences between the 2 taxa.

    Archive 2008-11-01 2008

  • The hypothalamus secretes thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH), triggering the pituitary to make thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH).

    Environmental effects on the thyroid 2009

  • The hypothalamus secretes thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH), which tells the pituitary to make thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH).

    Environmental effects on the thyroid 2009

  • Changes in serum thyroxine, triiodothyronine, and thyrotropin induced by lithium in normal subjects and in rats (The James A. Bush memorial research awards) by Connie Child

    Hara-kiri Awards for Journalists? 2009

  • The TSH, aka Thyroid Stimulating Hormone, or thyrotropin for short.

    TSH: Thyroid Stimulating Hooey & The Loss of Wisdom 2009

  • A review of the literature revealed a similar effect in different target cells in response to a broad array of stimuli, including parasympathetic secretory cells responding to acetylcholine and thyroid gland cells to their cognate hormones, thyrotropin (TSH).

    Aaron Ciechanover - Autobiography 2005

  • Nor do the authors have good words for dairy which they write treats unwitting consumers to prolactin, somatostatin, melatonin, oxytocin, growth hormone, luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone, thyrotropin-releasing hormone, thyroid-stimulating hormone and fourteen other unwanted hormones in addition to fat, calories, cholesterol and antibiotics.

    Skinny "Bastards" and Pastors Join "Bitches" in Praising V-word 2007

  • He helped Dr. Guillemin to his first success, the identification of TRF, or thyrotropin releasing factor.

    NYT > Home Page By NICHOLAS WADE 2012

  • He helped Dr. Guillemin to his first success, the identification of TRF, or thyrotropin releasing factor.

    NYT > Home Page By NICHOLAS WADE 2012

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  • Aka: TSH for thyroid stimulating hormone.

    March 30, 2009