Stimulating+medicine
111TSAb — thyroid stimulating antibody * * * thyroid stimulating antibody. TSABs are implicated in the causes of thyroiditis …
112adrenocorticotropic — ad·re·no·cor·ti·co·tro·pic trō pik, träp ik also ad·re·no·cor·ti·co·tro·phic trō fik, träf ik adj acting on or stimulating the adrenal cortex <adrenocorticotropic activity> * * * adre·no·cor·ti·co·tro·pic (ə dre″no… …
113arousal — arous·al ə rau̇ zəl n the act of arousing: state of being aroused <sexual arousal> specif responsiveness to stimuli <altered states of consciousness...associated with relaxation or low arousal (Paul Bakan)> * * * n. 1. a state of… …
114filgrastim — fil·gras·tim fil gras təm n a genetically engineered human granulocyte colony stimulating factor used to decrease the incidence of infection esp. as manifested by febrile neutropenia in patients affected with nonmyeloid malignant tumors see… …
115gonadotropin-releasing hormone — gonadotropin re·leas·ing hormone ri lēs iŋ n a decapeptide hormone produced by the hypothalamus that stimulates the adenohypophysis to release gonadotropins (as luteinizing hormone and follicle stimulating hormone) abbr. GnRH called also… …
116long-acting thyroid stimulator — long act·ing thyroid stimulator lȯŋ akt iŋ n a protein that often occurs in the plasma of patients with Graves disease and that is an IgG immunoglobulin abbr. LATS * * * (LATS) the original name given to thyroid stimulating immunoglobulins,… …
117mammotropic — mam·mo·tro·pic .mam ə trō pik, träp ik or mam·mo·tro·phic trō fik, träf ik n stimulating growth of the mammary glands or lactation * * * mam·mo·tro·pic (mam″o troґpik) [mammo + tropic] having affinity for or a stimulating effect on the… …
118parathyrotropic — para·thy·ro·trop·ic träp ik adj acting on or stimulating the parathyroid glands <a parathyrotropic hormone> * * * para·thy·ro·tro·pic (par″ə thi″ro troґpik) having an affinity for or stimulating the growth or hormonal… …
119pituitary myxedema — n myxedema caused by deficient secretion of thyroid stimulating hormone * * * myxedema associated with hypothyroidism caused by thyroid stimulating hormone deficiency …
120prokinetic — pro·ki·net·ic .prō kə net ik, kī adj stimulating motility of the esophageal and gastrointestinal muscles <prokinetic agents to treat gastroparesis> prokinetic n * * * pro·ki·net·ic (pro″kĭ netґik) stimulating movement or motility …
