human growth hormone
Americannoun
noun
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012Etymology
Origin of human growth hormone
First recorded in 1970–75
Example Sentences
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Rogan, despite being open to every other idiotic idea under the sun, has dismissed Johnson’s claims as “preposterous” and insisted Johnson is using steroids or human growth hormone.
From Salon
The team at University College London has been studying five cases linked to injections of human growth hormone that came from deceased donors.
From BBC
Moreno made efforts to hold accountable Gary Matthews Jr. and Josh Hamilton, Matthews for reports that he received shipments of human growth hormone and Hamilton for a drug relapse.
From Los Angeles Times
It would be Barry Bonds hitting 73 homers in a single season — without human growth hormone.
From Washington Post
After Seaman Mullen died, Naval authorities found testosterone and human growth hormone in his car.
From New York Times
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