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Definition of Releasing hormone

1. Noun. A substance produced by the hypothalamus that is capable of accelerating the secretion of a given hormone by the anterior pituitary gland.

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.

Definition of Releasing hormone

1. Noun. (context: endocrinology) Any of many hormones secreted by the hypothalamus that are involved primarily in regulating the release of another hormone. ¹

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Medical Definition of Releasing hormone

1. Hormones produced by the hypothalamus whichstimulate the release of other hormones in the pituitary gland. (09 Oct 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Releasing Hormone

release version released released substance releasee releasees releaser releasers releases releasest releaseth

releasin releasing releasing factor releasing factors releasing hormone (current term) releasor releasors relegable relegalize relegalized

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