chorionic gonadotropin
Americannoun
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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.
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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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Example Sentences
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Releana contains human chorionic gonadotropin, a hormone produced by the placenta.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 25, 2023
So in a second experiment, they gave some rabbits the drug—but instead of having those rabbits mate with Frank, they injected the animals with human chorionic gonadotropin, a hormone that stimulates ovulation.
From Scientific American ● Sep. 30, 2019
Why not try some tasty human chorionic gonadotropin?
From Slate ● Oct. 22, 2011
A hormone called human chorionic gonadotropin may be to blame: female fetuses produce more of it than males.
From New York Times ● Jul. 27, 2011
A woman whose ovaries do not release their eggs properly, for example, might be given human chorionic gonadotropin, which triggers ovulation.
From Time Magazine Archive
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