thyroid-stimulating hormone
- noun
- /ˈθaɪrɔɪd ˈstɪmjʊˌleɪtɪŋ ˈhɔrmoʊn/
- Specialized
:
hormona estimulante de la tiroides
- Doctors often check thyroid-stimulating hormone levels to assess how well the thyroid gland is functioning.
- thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH)
Examples
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RYGB = Roux-en-Y gastric bypass; TSH = thyroid-stimulating hormone.
Academic text (2016) -
In its turn, the thyroid gland is controlled by thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) secreted by the pituitary gland.
Academic text (2014) -
A blood test can measure your levels of thyroid-stimulating hormone to check for thyroid disorders.
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In patients with hypothyroidism, the levels of thyroid-stimulating hormone are usually elevated.
Synonyms
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7.1
An important hormone from a gland in the brain that makes the thyroid work
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9.9
A hormone from a small gland under the brain that tells the gland in the neck to make hormones
A hormone from a small gland at the base of the brain that makes the thyroid gland work
A hormone from the small gland at the base of the brain that tells the thyroid to work
Surface Forms
Morphology
thyroid-stimulating + hormone
The phrase literally names a hormone that stimulates the thyroid: it combines 'thyroid' (the gland), 'stimulating' (causing activation), and 'hormone' (a chemical messenger), so the overall meaning is directly compositional. Although technical, the adjective–noun structure is regular and cross-linguistically transparent, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words can infer the meaning.
Etymology
Thyroid-stimulating hormone is a name for a small chemical messenger from a gland at the base of the brain that tells the thyroid to make more hormones. The word stimulating shows its job: it 'wakes up' or pushes the thyroid into action, and hormone means a body messenger, so the phrase literally describes what it does.