thyroid-stimulating hormone
nounDefinition of thyroid-stimulating hormone
: a hormone that is secreted by the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland and stimulates the thyroid gland
—abbreviation TSH
— called also
thyrotropic hormone, thyrotropin
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