Meanings
nounprotirelin (uncountable)
- uncountablemedicineThyrotropin-releasing hormone.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounhormone released by the hypothalamus that controls the release of thyroid-stimulating hormone from the anterior pituitary
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*péh₂wr̥
- Proto-Hellenic*pāwər
- Ancient Greekπῦρ (pûr)
- Ancient Greekπῠρρός (pŭrrhós)
- GermanPyrro
- Englishpyrrole
- Englishpyrrolidine
- Englishproline
- Proto-Indo-European*dʰwer-
- Proto-Hellenic*tʰurā
- Ancient Greekθῠ́ρᾱ (thŭ́rā)
- Ancient Greekθῠρεός (thŭreós)
- Proto-Indo-European*weyd-
- Proto-Indo-European*wéydos
- Proto-Hellenic*wéidos
- Ancient Greekεἶδος (eîdos)
- Ancient Greekθῠρεοειδής (thŭreoeidḗs)
- New Latinthyreoīdēs
- Englishthyroid
- Englishthyro-
- Proto-Indo-European*trep-
- Ancient Greekτρέπω (trépō)
- Ancient Greekτροπή (tropḗ)
- Ancient Greekτροπῐκός (tropĭkós)
- Englishthyrotropin
- Proto-Italic*wre-
- Latinre-
- Old Frenchre-
- Proto-Indo-European*(s)leg-
- Proto-Indo-European*(s)leg-s-ós
- Latinlaxus
- Latinlaxō
- Vulgar Latin*laxicāre
- Vulgar Latin*lassicāre
- Old Frenchlaschier
- Old Frenchrelaschier
- Old Frenchrelaisser
- Middle Englishrelesen
- Englishrelease
- Englishprotirelin
From Translingual Pro + English -tirelin (“thyrotropin releasing hormone analog”).
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
APA
protirelin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/protirelin
MLA
“protirelin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/protirelin. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “protirelin,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/protirelin.
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