Recent Examples on the WebA primer: Your pituitary gland manufactures a hormone called thyrotropin, or T.S.H. (thyroid stimulating hormone). Paula Span, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2017
Word History
Etymology
thyrotrop(ic) or thyrotroph(ic) + -in entry 1
First Known Use
1939, in the meaning defined above
Phrases Containing thyrotropin
thyrotropin-releasing hormone
thyrotropin-releasing hormone
Medical Definition
thyrotropin
noun
thy·ro·tro·pin ˌthī-rə-ˈtrō-pən
variants also thyrotrophin
-fən
1
: thyroid-stimulating hormone
2
: a recombinant form of thyroid-stimulating hormone used especially as a diagnostic agent (as in the detection of thyroid cancer)