Tetraiodothyronine and Thyroid hormone

Tetraiodothyronine noun - Hormone produced by the thyroid glands to regulate metabolism by controlling the rate of oxidation in cells.

Thyroid hormone and tetraiodothyronine are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Thyroid hormone" instead a noun "Tetraiodothyronine".

Thyroid hormone noun - Any of several closely related compounds that are produced by the thyroid gland and are active metabolically.

Tetraiodothyronine and thyroid hormone are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace term "Tetraiodothyronine" with "Thyroid hormone", this terms are similar.