Protirelin

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Thyrotropin-releasing hormone. uncountable
  2. 2
    hormone released by the hypothalamus that controls the release of thyroid-stimulating hormone from the anterior pituitary wordnet

Etymology

From translingual Pro + -tirelin (“thyrotropin releasing hormone analog”).

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