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Medicine definitions for human chorionic gonadotropin
human chorionic gonadotropin
n.
chorionic gonadotropin
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Science definitions for human chorionic gonadotropin
human chorionic gonadotropin
A glycoprotein hormone that is produced by the placenta and maintains the corpus luteum during the first few weeks of pregnancy.
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