chorionic gonadotropin

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noun

Also called human chorionic gonadotropin. Biochemistry. a hormone, produced in the incipient placenta of pregnant women, that stimulates the production of estrogen and progesterone: its presence in blood or urine is an indication of pregnancy.

Pharmacology. a commercial form of this substance, obtained from the urine of pregnant mares, used in medicine in the treatment of testicular disorders and functional uterine bleeding, and in veterinary medicine in the treatment of cystic ovaries, especially in cows and mares.

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Origin of chorionic gonadotropin

gonadotrop(ic) + -in²

Words nearby chorionic gonadotropin

choriocarcinoma, chorioid, chorioma, chorion, chorionic gonadotrophin, chorionic gonadotropin, chorionic villus, chorionic villus sampling, choripetalous, choriso, chorister

How to use chorionic gonadotropin in a sentence

By the 1940s, scientists had elucidated the ebbs and flows of other hormones in lab animals and humans — follicle stimulating hormone, luteinizing hormone and human chorionic gonadotropin — over the course of a typical menstrual cycle.
Solving mysteries of reproduction helped make parenthood possible for millions|Robin Marantz Henig|June 9, 2021|Science News