THYROTROPIN-RELEASING FACTOR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does thyrotropin-releasing factor mean? 

• THYROTROPIN-RELEASING FACTOR (noun)
  The noun THYROTROPIN-RELEASING FACTOR has 1 sense:

1. hormone released by the hypothalamus that controls the release of thyroid-stimulating hormone from the anterior pituitary

  Familiarity information: THYROTROPIN-RELEASING FACTOR used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• THYROTROPIN-RELEASING FACTOR (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Hormone released by the hypothalamus that controls the release of thyroid-stimulating hormone from the anterior pituitary

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Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

protirelin; thyrotropin-releasing factor; thyrotropin-releasing hormone; TRF; TRH

Hypernyms ("thyrotropin-releasing factor" 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)