thyroid-stimulating hormonenoun [ C usually singular ]
uk/ˌθaɪ.rɔɪdˌstɪm.jə.leɪ.tɪŋ ˈhɔː.məʊn//ˌθaɪ.rɔɪdˌstɪm.jəˌleɪ.t̬ɪŋ ˈhɔːr.moʊn/specializeda hormone that makes the thyroid gland produce a substance that helps the metabolism of almost every tissue in the body
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- agonist
- alveolus
- amyloid
- atheroma
- caecum
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- gyrus
- hallucis
- hilum
- hilus
- lymph vessel
- peptic
- periosteum
- peritoneal
- peritoneum
- phosphatase
- vitreous humour
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