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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: ↑follicle-stimulating hormone
• Hypernyms: ↑gonadotropin, ↑gonadotrophin, ↑gonadotropic hormone, ↑gonadotrophic hormone
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abbreviation follicle-stimulating hormone
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Biochem. follicle-stimulating hormone: a peptide, produced by the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland, that regulates the development of the Graafian follicle in the female and stimulates the production of spermatozoa in the male.
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abbrev
1. Follicle-stimulating hormone
2. (of a car; often without caps) full service history
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FSH (no periods),
follicle-stimulating hormone.
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abbr. follicle-stimulating hormone
Useful english dictionary. 2012.