thyrotrope

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noun

An endocrine cell in the anterior pituitary which produces thyroid-stimulating hormone in response to thyrotropin-releasing hormone.

OriginLatin tropus ← Ancient Greek τρόπος (trópos) ← Proto-Indo-European *trep- →
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Meanings

nounthyrotrope (plural thyrotropes)

plural thyrotropes

  1. biologyAn endocrine cell in the anterior pituitary which produces thyroid-stimulating hormone in response to thyrotropin-releasing hormone.

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 Greekτρόπος (trópos)
  16. Latintropus
  17. Englishthyrotrope

From thyro- + -trope.

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thyrotrope. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thyrotrope

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“thyrotrope.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thyrotrope. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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