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gonadotropin
[ goh-nad-uh-troh-pin, gon-uh-doh- ]
gonadotropin
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- Any of several hormones that stimulate the growth and activity of the gonads, especially follicle-stimulating hormone and luteinizing hormone.
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of gonadotropin1
Example Sentences
Releana contains human chorionic gonadotropin, a hormone produced by the placenta.
The hormone, gonadotropin, is the same one that kickstarts the human reproductive cycle.
For example, when a woman becomes pregnant, her placenta produces human chorionic gonadotropin, or HCG.
The nurse summoned a doctor, who took one look at her and barked an order for a “STAT beta hCG,†an immediate blood test to measure beta human chorionic gonadotropin.
Attorney’s Office on Tuesday, Lamoureux knew the packages from China contained injectable human chorionic gonadotropin, a pregnancy hormone he intended to sell as a means of weight loss.
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