Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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releasing factor | Yes | No | No | No |
endocrine | Yes | Yes | No | No |
releasing factor (noun) | endocrine (noun) |
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any of several hormones produced in the hypothalamus and carried by a vein to the anterior pituitary gland where they stimulate the release of anterior pituitary hormones; each of these hormones causes the anterior pituitary to secrete a specific hormone | the secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect |
a substance produced by the hypothalamus that is capable of accelerating the secretion of a given hormone by the anterior pituitary gland | any of the glands of the endocrine system that secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream |
releasing factor (adjective) | endocrine (adjective) |
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of or belonging to endocrine glands or their secretions |