thyroid-stimulating hormone vs TSH

thyroid-stimulating hormone and TSH both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
thyroid-stimulating hormone	Yes	No	No	No
TSH	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, thyroid-stimulating hormone and TSH are synonyms defined as:

thyroid-stimulating hormone and TSH: anterior pituitary hormone that stimulates the function of the thyroid gland

Other synonyms of thyroid-stimulating hormone include thyrotrophic hormone, thyrotrophin, thyrotropic hormone, thyrotropin.

thyroid-stimulating hormone (noun)	TSH (noun)
anterior pituitary hormone that stimulates the function of the thyroid gland	anterior pituitary hormone that stimulates the function of the thyroid gland