follicle stimulating hormone

Noun

Meaning

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

Source: WordNet

Alternative names

follicle-stimulating hormone

Synonyms

FSH follitropin

Hypernyms

gonadotropin gonadotrophin gonadotrophic hormone gonadotropic hormone

Close letter words and terms

follicle loss follicle mite follicle stage follicle-challenged follicle-free follicly