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.
Tropic hormones made and secreted by the anterior pituitary include: Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) - stimulates the thyroid gland. Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH or corticotropin) - stimulates the adrenal cortex. Luteinizing hormone (LH) - stimulates the release of steroid hormones in the ovary and testes.he release of tropic hormones is controlled by a class of hypothalamic hormones called releasing hormones, produced in the hypothalamus. For example, Luteinizing hormone releasing hormone (LHRH) from the hypothalamus stimulates the release of LH from the anterior pituitary.