chorionic gonadotrophin
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noun
a hormone secreted by the chorionic villi of the placenta in mammals, esp human chorionic gonadotrophin . It promotes the secretion of progesterone by the corpus luteum and its presence in the urine is an indication of pregnancy
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Words nearby chorionic gonadotrophin
chorioido-, chorioma, choriomeningitis, chorion, chorionic epithelioma, chorionic gonadotrophin, chorionic gonadotropin, chorionic growth hormone-prolactin, chorionic villus, chorionic villus sampling, chorioretinal
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