human chorionic gonadotropin

Noun

Meaning

hormone produced early in pregnancy by the placenta; detection in the urine and serum is the basis for one kind of pregnancy test

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

hCG human chorionic gonadotrophin

Hypernyms

gonadotropin gonadotrophin gonadotrophic hormone gonadotropic hormone

Examples

Human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) is a hormone found in substantial quantities in the urine of pregnant women. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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