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luteal phase |
lutecium |
lutefisk |
luteic |
lutein |
luteinizing hormone
| lutenist
| luteo-
| luteocobaltic
| luteolin
| luteotropin
luteinizing hormone
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun luteinizing hormone has 1 sense
- luteinizing hormone(n = noun.substance) icsh, interstitial cell-stimulating hormone, lh - a gonadotropic hormone that is secreted by the anterior pituitary; stimulates ovulation in female mammals and stimulates androgen release in male mammals; Array is a kind of gonadotrophic hormone, gonadotrophin, gonadotropic hormone, gonadotropin
OXFORD DICTIONARY
luteinizing hormone, n. Biochem. a hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary gland that in females stimulates ovulation and in males stimulates the synthesis of androgen.
Usage
Abbr.: LH.
Etymology
LUTEIN
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