releasing factor
noun
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Sense 1 noun
a substance produced by the hypothalamus that is capable of accelerating the secretion of a given hormone by the anterior pituitary gland
Types & categories
- factor hypernym
- growth hormone-releasing factor hyponym
Sense 2 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
Types & categories
- endocrine hypernym
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
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| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | factor |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | growth hormone-releasing factor |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | endocrine |