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releasing factor
re·leas·ing fac·tor [ ri lssing fàktər ] (plural re·leas·ing fac·tors)


noun 
Definition:
 
hormone that stimulates pituitary gland: a hormone produced by the hypothalamus that causes the pituitary gland to secrete other hormones
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