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1. (noun) 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

2. (noun) releasing hormone, RH, releasing factor, hypothalamic releasing hormone, hypothalamic releasing factor
any of several hormones produced in the hypothalamus and carried by a vein to the anterior pituitary gland where they stimulate the release of anterior pituitary hormones; each of these hormones causes the anterior pituitary to secrete a specific hormone

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