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hormone vs thyroid-stimulating hormone

thyroid-stimulating hormone vs hormone

hormone and thyroid-stimulating hormone both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
hormone Yes No No No
thyroid-stimulating hormone Yes No No No
As nouns, thyroid-stimulating hormone is a hyponym of hormone; that is, thyroid-stimulating hormone is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than hormone:
  • hormone: the secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect
  • thyroid-stimulating hormone: anterior pituitary hormone that stimulates the function of the thyroid gland
hormone (noun) thyroid-stimulating hormone (noun)
the secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect anterior pituitary hormone that stimulates the function of the thyroid gland
Difference between hormone and thyroid-stimulating hormone

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