Hypernyms (thermometer is a kind of...): measuring device; measuring instrument; measuring system (instrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of something) Meronyms (parts of thermometer):
Noun. 1. hormone-the secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect. endocrine, internal secretion. secretion-a functionally specialized substance (especially one that is not a waste) released from a gland or cell.
When we look at hormones that have other endocrine glands as their target we call them tropic hormones. The four tropic hormones of the anterior pituitary gland are: follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), luteinizing hormone (LH), adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH), and thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH).rolactin is a hormone that stimulates milk production after childbirth. The four remaining hormones are tropic hormones, which means that they are hormones that have other endocrine glands as their target. The four tropic hormones of the anterior pituitary gland can be remembered with the acronym F-L-A-T.