n.
1.a substance produced by the hypothalamus that is capable of accelerating the secretion of a given hormone by the anterior pituitary gland
2.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
Idiom of the Day
wind things up
to end, to finish, to settle
"Let`s wind things up now and then we can go home."