Hormone and Releasing hormone

Hormone noun - The secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect.

Releasing hormone and hormone are semantically related. In some cases you can replace phrase "Releasing hormone" with "Hormone", this terms are similar.

Nearby Word: hormonal

Releasing hormone noun - 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.

Hormone and releasing hormone are semantically related. You can use "Hormone" instead a noun phrase "Releasing hormone".