SINCE 1828
thyrotropin
noun
thy·ro·tro·pin
| \ ˌthī-rə-ˈtrō-pən
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or less commonly thyrotrophin \ ˌthī-rə-ˈtrō-fən
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thyrotropin
noun
thy·ro·tro·pin
| \ ˌthī-rə-ˈtrō-pən
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\
variants:
also thyrotrophin \ -fən
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Medical Definition of thyrotropin
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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