thyrotropin-releasing hormone
- noun
- /θaɪrəˈtroʊpɪn rɪˈliːsɪŋ hɔːrˌmoʊn/
- Specialized
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hormona liberadora de tirotropina
- Thyrotropin-releasing hormone plays a critical role in regulating thyroid function by stimulating the release of TSH.
Examples
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Researchers have come across a neurochemical called thyrotropin-releasing hormone, or TRH, that is said to have a calming, antidepressant effect on the user.
Blog text (27) -
The hypothalamus produces thyrotropin-releasing hormone to help maintain proper metabolic processes.
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Doctors may prescribe synthetic versions of thyrotropin-releasing hormone for patients with certain hormonal disorders.
Synonyms
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A hormone from the brain that makes the pituitary gland release a hormone that controls the thyroid
A hormone made in the brain that tells the pituitary gland to release a hormone that controls the thyroid
A hormone made in the brain that tells the pituitary gland to release a hormone that controls the thyroid
A hormone made in the brain that tells the pituitary gland to release a hormone that controls the thyroid
Surface Forms
Morphology
thyrotropin-releasing + hormone
The compound follows the productive biomedical pattern 'X-releasing hormone' meaning 'a hormone that causes the release of X', so combining 'thyrotropin' + 'releasing' + 'hormone' yields the meaning 'a hormone that stimulates release of thyrotropin (TSH)'. Although the lexical item is technical (and many B1 learners may not know 'thyrotropin'), if a learner does know the constituent words the overall meaning is directly derivable.
Etymology
Thyrotropin-releasing hormone describes its job: it is a small hormone that makes the body release thyrotropin, also called 'TSH'. So, the name literally means 'a hormone that causes the release of thyroid-stimulating hormone'.