a hormone isolated from the anterior pituitary that stimulates the production of thyroxine in the thyroid
also thy·ro·tro′phin
Origin of thyrotropin
thyro- + trop(hic) + -inthyrotropin
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thyrotropin
also thy·ro·tro·phin
noun
Origin of thyrotropin
thyro- -tropinRelated Forms:
- thy′ro·tro′pic thy′ro·tro′phic
adjective
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thyrotropin - Medical Definition
also thyrotrophin (-fĭn)
n.
Related Forms:
- thy′ro·tro′pic (-trō′pĭk, -trŏp′ĭk) thy′ro·tro′phic (-trō′fĭk, -trŏf′ĭk)
adj.
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