thyrotropin-releasing hormone

noun

thy·​ro·​tro·​pin-re·​leas·​ing hormone ˌthī-rə-ˈtrō-pən-ri-ˈlē-siŋ- 

: a tripeptide hormone synthesized in the hypothalamus that stimulates secretion of thyroid-stimulating hormone

called also thyrotropin-releasing factor

Word History

First Known Use

1968, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

thyrotropin-releasing hormone

noun

: a tripeptide hormone synthesized in the hypothalamus that stimulates secretion of thyroid-stimulating hormone by the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland

—abbreviation TRH

called also protirelin, thyrotropin-releasing factor