Definition of Thyroid-stimulating hormone

1. Noun. Anterior pituitary hormone that stimulates the function of the thyroid gland.


Medical Definition of Thyroid-stimulating hormone

1. thyroid stimulating hormone

Lexicographical Neighbors of Thyroid-stimulating Hormone

thyroglobulin
thyroglobulin antibody
thyroglobulins
thyroglossal
thyroglossal cyst
thyroglossal duct
thyroglossal duct cyst
thyroglossal ducts
thyrohyal
thyrohyals
thyrohyoid
thyrohyoid membrane
thyrohyoid muscle
thyrohypophysial syndrome
thyroid
thyroid-stimulating hormone (current term)
thyroid-stimulating hormone-releasing factor
thyroid-stimulating hormone stimulation test
thyroid-stimulating immunoglobulins
thyroid acropachy
thyroid axis
thyroid binding globulin
thyroid body
thyroid bruit
thyroid calcifications
thyroid cancer
thyroid carcinoma
thyroid carcinoma risk factors
thyroid cartilage
thyroid colloid

Literary usage of Thyroid-stimulating hormone

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Code of Federal Regulations, Title 21, Food and Drugs, Pt. 800-1299, Revised by Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Staff (2005)
"A thyroid stimulating hormone test system is a device intended to measure thyroid ... Measurements of thyroid stimulating hormone produced by the anterior ..."

2. Stress, Gender, and Alcohol-Seeking Behavior edited by Walter A. Hunt, Sam Zakhari (1996)
"Activation of the HPA axis is associated with decreased production of thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) and inhibition of conversion of the ..."

3. Reviews in Environmental Health (1998): Toxicological Defense Mechanics edited by Gary E. R. Hook, George W. Lucier (2000)
"... TSH, thyroid-stimulating hormone; UV, ultraviolet. in a formal process to study and report on these issues from an Agencywide perspective. ..."

4. The Women's Health and Aging Study: Health and Social Characteristics of edited by Jack M. Guralnik, Linda P. Fried, Eleanor M. Simonsick, Judith D. Kasper, Mary E. Lafferty (1996)
"... thyroid function was assessed in the WHAS participants by serum thyrotropin (thyroid stimulating hormone, TSH; measured by immunoassay) and by thyrox- ..."

5. Carcinogenic Potency Database, Endocrine Disruptors edited by Lois Swirsky Gold (2000)
"Effects of PCB exposure on thyroid hormone feedback regulation, as measured by thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) levels, are equivocal. ..."

6. Guide To Clinical Preventive Services by U. S. Preventive Services Task Force (1989)
"Evaluation of the usefulness of a sensitive immunoradiometric assay for thyroid stimulating hormone as a first-line thyroid function test in an unselected ..."

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