Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tsh

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.47 in modern English

Syllables: tsh
IPA

6

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Initialism of thyroid-stimulating hormone.

pron

Initialism of Their Serene Highnesses

symbol

Abbreviation of Tanzanian shilling

Example Sentences

"But I had my blood levels taken at the laboratory about a month ago, and I had an unusually high concentration of thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH)—about ten times the normal amount—which means that the lithium is wreaking havoc on my glands, which means that I could end up in a really bad physical state."

Inflected Forms

T.S.H. (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

Ksh Ush

Synonyms

thyrotropin thyrotropic hormone thyrotrophin thyrotrophic hormone thyroid-stimulating hormone

Questions

What does tsh mean?: Initialism of thyroid-stimulating hormone.

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