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hCG

American  
HCG British  

abbreviation

  1. human chorionic gonadotrophin See gonadotrophin

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Though it was long thought that morning sickness is caused by hCG, the recent breakthrough has shown that HG's main cause is actually the hormone GDF15, which is part of a normal stress response.

From Science Daily • May 22, 2024

Then, four weeks later, she was told that her hCG levels had dipped too low.

From BBC • Jan. 28, 2023

At the hospital, a urine test didn't show I was pregnant, and a blood test showed my levels of hCG, the pregnancy hormone, in the in-between range: I might be pregnant, or I might not.

From Salon • Jul. 2, 2022

Take, for instance, the tests for pregnancy, hCG.

From The Verge • Oct. 1, 2021

What would happen if the trophoblast did not secrete hCG upon implantation of the blastocyst?

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

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