HUMAN CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN


Meaning of HUMAN CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

Date: 1977

: a glycoprotein hormone similar in structure to luteinizing hormone that is secreted by the placenta during early pregnancy to maintain corpus luteum function and is commonly tested for as an indicator of pregnancy

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.