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GROWTH HORMONE-RELEASING FACTOR
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A releasing factor that accelerates the secretion of growth hormone by the anterior pituitary body
Synonyms:
GHRF; growth hormone-releasing factor
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Hypernyms ("growth hormone-releasing factor" is a kind of...):
releasing factor; releasing hormone; RF (a substance produced by the hypothalamus that is capable of accelerating the secretion of a given hormone by the anterior pituitary gland)