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单词 thyrotropin
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thyrotropin

[ thahy-ruh-troh-pin, thahy-ro-truh- ]
/ ˌθaɪ rəˈtroʊ pɪn, θaɪˈrɒ trə- /

noun Biochemistry.

an anterior pituitary hormone that regulates the activity of the thyroid gland.
Also thy·ro·tro·phin [thahy-ruh-troh-fin, thahy-ro-truh-]. /ˌθaɪ rəˈtroʊ fɪn, θaɪˈrɒ trə-/.
Also called thyroid-stimulating hormone.

Origin of thyrotropin

First recorded in 1935–40; thyro- + -trope + -in2

Words nearby thyrotropin

thyrotoxic crisis, thyrotoxicosis, thyrotroph, thyrotrophic, thyrotropic, thyrotropin, thyrotropin-releasing hormone, thyrotropin-releasing hormone stimulation test, thyroxine, thyrse, thyrsoid
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British Dictionary definitions for thyrotropin

thyrotropin

thyrotrophin (ˌθaɪrəʊˈtrəʊfɪn)

/ (ˌθaɪrəʊˈtrəʊpɪn) /

noun

a glycoprotein hormone secreted by the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland: it stimulates the activity of the thyroid glandAlso called: thyroid-stimulating hormone

Word Origin for thyrotropin

C20: from thyro- + -trope + -in
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for thyrotropin

thyrotropin
[ thī′rə-trōpĭn, thī-rŏtrə- ]

n.

A glycoprotein hormone secreted by the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland that stimulates and regulates activity of the thyroid gland.thyroid-stimulating hormone thyrotropic hormone
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.

Scientific definitions for thyrotropin

thyrotropin
[ thī′rə-trōpĭn, thī-rŏtrə- ]

See thyroid stimulating hormone.
The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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