thyroid-stimulating hormone

[ thahy-roid stim-yuh-ley-ting ]

noun

, Biochemistry.

1. thyrotropin. : TSH

thyroid-stimulating hormone

noun

1. See thyrotropin
   another name for thyrotropin TSH

thyroid stimulating hormone

1. A glycoprotein hormone secreted by the anterior portion of the pituitary gland that stimulates and regulates the activity of the thyroid gland.
2. Also called thyrotropin

Word History and Origins

Origin of thyroid-stimulating hormone¹

First recorded in 1955–60