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thyrotroph

thyrotroph noun: a thyrotrope.

Noun

thyrotroph (plural thyrotrophs)

  1. A thyrotrope.
    • There is an influence arising in, or transmitted by, the hypothalamus, which reaches the anterior or adeno lobe by way of the pituitary stalk and has important stimulating effects on the thyrotrophs.1964, Rosalind Pitt-Rivers, The Thyroid Gland, volume 2, page 7

Forms of thyrotroph

pluralthyrotrophs

Questions about thyrotroph

What does thyrotroph mean?
Thyrotroph means a thyrotrope.
What part of speech is thyrotroph?
Thyrotroph is a noun.
What is the plural of thyrotroph?
The plural of thyrotroph is thyrotrophs.

Words near thyrotroph in the dictionary

  1. thyrotoxicotic
  2. thyrotoxin
  3. thyrotoxins
  4. thyrotrope
  5. thyrotropes
  6. thyrotroph
  7. thyrotrophic
  8. thyrotrophin
  9. thyrotrophins
  10. thyrotrophs
  11. thyrotropic

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