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releasing factor vs growth hormone-releasing factor

growth hormone-releasing factor vs releasing factor

releasing factor and growth hormone-releasing factor both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
releasing factor Yes No No No
growth hormone-releasing factor Yes No No No
As nouns, growth hormone-releasing factor is a hyponym of releasing factor; that is, growth hormone-releasing factor is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than releasing factor:
  • releasing factor: a substance produced by the hypothalamus that is capable of accelerating the secretion of a given hormone by the anterior pituitary gland
  • growth hormone-releasing factor: a releasing factor that accelerates the secretion of growth hormone by the anterior pituitary body
Other hyponyms of releasing factor include GHRF.
releasing factor (noun) growth hormone-releasing factor (noun)
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 a releasing factor that accelerates the secretion of growth hormone by the anterior pituitary body
a substance produced by the hypothalamus that is capable of accelerating the secretion of a given hormone by the anterior pituitary gland
Difference between releasing factor and growth hormone-releasing factor

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