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releasing factor vs internal secretion

internal secretion vs releasing factor

releasing factor and internal secretion both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
releasing factor Yes No No No
internal secretion Yes No No No
As nouns, internal secretion is a hypernym of releasing factor; that is, internal secretion is a word with a broader meaning than releasing factor:
  • releasing factor: 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
  • internal secretion: the secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect
Other hypernyms of releasing factor include endocrine, hormone.
releasing factor (noun) internal secretion (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 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
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