gonadotropin
61chorionic gonadotropin — noun A hormone secreted by the chorion of the placenta. Its role is to maintain the corpus luteum …
62human chorionic gonadotropin — noun A peptide hormone, produced during pregnancy, that prevents the breakdown of the corpus luteum and maintains progesterone production …
63β -hCG beta human chorionic gonadotropin — Bolivian hemorrhagic fever; British Heart Foundation …
64human menopausal gonadotropin — (hMG) menotropins …
65human chorionic gonadotropin — (HCG) A gonadotropic and leuteotropic hormone secreted by the chorionic vesicle …
66human chorionic gonadotropin — hu′man chorion′ic gonadotro′pin n. 1) biochem. pha a gonadotropic hormone that stimulates the production of estrogen and progesterone: its presence in blood or urine is an indication of pregnancy 2) pha a commercial form of this substance, used… …
67chorionic gonadotropin — /kɔriˌɒnɪk gɒnəˈdɒtrəpən/ (say kawree.onik gonuh dotruhpuhn) noun a hormone secreted by the placenta of pregnant women and found in large amounts in the urine, used to stimulate ovulation. Also, chorionic gonadotrophin …
68human chorionic gonadotropin — noun a hormone produced by the placenta and fertilised egg after implantation in the wall of the uterus, used as an indicator for pregnancy testing. Abbrev.: HCG Also, human chorionic gonadotrophin …
69beta-human chorionic gonadotropin — ß hCG. A hormone normally found in the blood and urine during pregnancy. It may also be produced by some tumor cells. An increased level of ß hCG may be a sign of cancer of the testis, uterus, ovary, liver, stomach, pancreas, or lung. ß hCG may… …
70gonadotropic hormone — gonadotropin …