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A primer: Your pituitary gland manufactures a hormone called thyrotropin, or T.S.H. (thyroid stimulating hormone).
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Paula Span, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2017
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Paula Span, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2017
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thyrotropin
noun
thy·ro·tro·pin
ˌthī-rə-ˈtrō-pən 
Medical Definition
thyrotropin
noun
thy·ro·tro·pin
ˌthī-rə-ˈtrō-pən
variants
also thyrotrophin
2
: a recombinant form of thyroid-stimulating hormone used especially as a diagnostic agent (as in the detection of thyroid cancer)
called also thyrotropin alfa
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