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follicle-stimulating hormone
noun
a gonadotropic hormone that is secreted by the anterior pituitary and stimulates growth of Graafian follicles in female mammals, and activates the cells in male mammals that form sperm
Syn: ↑FSH
Hypernyms: ↑gonadotropin, ↑gonadotrophin, ↑gonadotropic hormone, ↑gonadotrophic hormone

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