-tirelin

/ˈtaɪ.ɹəl.ɪn/

suffix

Used to form names of thyrotropin-releasing hormone analogs.

OriginEnglish release ← Middle English relesen ← Old French relaisser →
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Meanings

suffix
  1. medicineUsed to form names of thyrotropin-releasing hormone analogs.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dʰwer-
  2. Proto-Hellenic*tʰurā
  3. Ancient Greekθῠ́ρᾱ (thŭ́rā)
  4. Ancient Greekθῠρεός (thŭreós)
  5. Proto-Indo-European*weyd-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*wéydos
  7. Proto-Hellenic*wéidos
  8. Ancient Greekεἶδος (eîdos)
  9. Ancient Greekθῠρεοειδής (thŭreoeidḗs)
  10. New Latinthyreoīdēs
  11. Englishthyroid
  12. Englishthyro-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*trep-
  14. Ancient Greekτρέπω (trépō)
  15. Ancient Greekτροπή (tropḗ)
  16. Ancient Greekτροπῐκός (tropĭkós)
  17. Englishthyrotropin
  18. Proto-Italic*wre-
  19. Latinre-
  20. Old Frenchre-
  21. Proto-Indo-European*(s)leg-
  22. Proto-Indo-European*(s)leg-s-ós
  23. Latinlaxus
  24. Latinlaxō
  25. Vulgar Latin*laxicāre
  26. Vulgar Latin*lassicāre
  27. Old Frenchlaschier
  28. Old Frenchrelaschier
  29. Old Frenchrelaisser
  30. Middle Englishrelesen
  31. Englishrelease
  32. English-tirelin

From thy(rotropin) + -relin (“pituitary hormone release–stimulating peptide”).

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APA

-tirelin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-tirelin

MLA

“-tirelin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-tirelin. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “-tirelin,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-tirelin.

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