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lh

1 American  
Sports.

  1. left halfback.

LH 2 American  
Biochemistry, Physiology.

  1. luteinizing hormone: a hormone produced by the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland that, in the female, stimulates maturation of the ovarian follicle and formation of the corpus luteum: chemically identical to ICSH of the male.

l.h. 3 American  
Or L.H.

abbreviation

  1. left hand.

  2. lower half.

LH 1 British  

abbreviation

  1. luteinizing hormone

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lh 2 British  

abbreviation

  1. left hand

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The Frenchman has his l mouill�, the Spaniard his elle doblado and �. the Portuguese his lh and nh; the Slavic nations possess the same softening sound for almost all their consonants.

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