Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

thyroid-stimulating hormone

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.13 in modern English

Syllables: thy-roid-s-tim-u-lat-ing hor-mone
IPA

40

Scrabble Score

25

Letters

8

Syllables

15

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A glycoprotein hormone synthesized and secreted by the anterior pituitary gland that stimulates activity of the thyroid gland.

Uncountable

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

TSH thyrotropin thyrotropic hormone thyrotrophin thyrotrophic hormone

Questions

What does thyroid-stimulating hormone mean?: A glycoprotein hormone synthesized and secreted by the anterior pituitary gland that stimulates activity of the thyroid gland.

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