TSH

T1S1H4

A form of thyroid-stimulating hormone — A glycoprotein hormone synthesized and secreted by the anterior pituitary gland that stimulates activity of the thyroid gland.

Less commonScrabble 6

Meanings

TSH1

noun
  1. abbreviationinitialismbiochemistryInitialism of thyroid-stimulating hormone.
    1 more example

    But I had my blood levels taken at the laboratory about a month ago, and I had an unusually high concentration of thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH)—about ten times the normal amount—which means that the lithium is wreaking havoc on my glands, which means that I could end up in a really bad physical state.

    1994, Elizabeth Wurtzel, Prozac Nation: Young and Depressed in America, Houghton Mifflin, →ISBN, page 4
pronoun

alternative T.S.H.

  1. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Their Serene Highnesses

TSh2

symbol
  1. abbreviationAbbreviation of Tanzanian shilling

Synonyms & antonyms

nounanterior pituitary hormone that stimulates the function of the thyroid gland

Broader
hormoneendocrineinternal secretion

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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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