tsh

Questions about tsh

What does tsh mean?

tsh means "anterior pituitary hormone that stimulates the function of the thyroid gland".

How many syllables are in tsh?

tsh has 1 syllable: tsh.

What is another word for tsh?

Close synonyms include thyrotropin, thyrotropic hormone, thyrotrophin, thyrotrophic hormone, thyroid-stimulating hormone. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is tsh a common word?

tsh is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.