Meanings
adjectivethyrotropic (not comparable)
- not comparableAble to stimulate the action of the thyroid gland
Foxl2 is also expressed in the gonadotropic cells of the pituitary gland at 11.5 dpc and in the thyrotropic and gonadotropic cells of the adult pituitary [ 10 ]; in the dorsal maxillary first branchial arch (BA1); and in a delimited domain at the maxillary-mandibular junction at 10.5 dpc [ 11 ].
2015 July 2, Mara Marongiu et al., “FOXL2 modulates cartilage, skeletal development and IGF1-dependent growth in mice”, in BMC Developmental Biology, volume 15, →DOI
Synonyms & antonyms
Also see
Origin
- 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)
- Englishthyrotropic
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with thyrotropic
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thyrotropic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thyrotropic
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“thyrotropic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thyrotropic. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “thyrotropic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thyrotropic.
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