A hormone produced by the pituitary gland (at the base of the brain) that promotes the growth of the thyroid gland (in the neck) and stimulates it. The suffix -tropin indicates "an affinity for". Thyrotropin has an affinity for the thyroid. Thyrotropin is known also as thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH).
THYROTROPIN
Meaning of THYROTROPIN in English
English dictionary of medicine. Английский словарь медицины. 2012