human growth hormone

American

noun

Biochemistry.

somatotropin. hGH

human growth hormone British

noun

HGH. another name for growth hormone

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Etymology

Origin of human growth hormone

First recorded in 1970–75

Example Sentences

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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

If Mr. Bunny had been taking human growth hormones and was overly caffeinated.

From Literature

Blood testing for human growth hormone, which began in 2012, was suspended because of the pandemic.

From New York Times

It has one genetic tweak to prevent any donated organs responding to human growth hormones and growing out of control.

From BBC

The American scientists added a gene into the DNA of a pig that would produce a human growth hormone.

From BBC

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