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human chorionic gonadotropin

human chorionic gonadotropin noun: a peptide hormone, produced during pregnancy, that prevents the breakdown of the corpus luteum and maintains progesterone production.

human chorionic gonadotropin: a peptide hormone, produced during pregnancy, that prevents the breakdown of the corpus luteum and...
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Noun

human chorionic gonadotropin (uncountable, abbreviation hCG or HCG)

  1. A peptide hormone, produced during pregnancy, that prevents the breakdown of the corpus luteum and maintains progesterone production.

Forms of human chorionic gonadotropin

abbreviationhCG
abbreviationHCG

Questions about human chorionic gonadotropin

What does human chorionic gonadotropin mean?
Human chorionic gonadotropin means a peptide hormone, produced during pregnancy, that prevents the breakdown of the corpus luteum and maintains progesterone production.
What part of speech is human chorionic gonadotropin?
Human chorionic gonadotropin is a noun.

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