thyrotrope

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English

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Etymology

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From thyro- +‎ -trope.

Noun

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thyrotrope (plural thyrotropes)

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