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English noun: follicle-stimulating hormone | |||
| 1. | follicle-stimulating hormone (substance) 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 | ||
| Synonyms | FSH | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | gonadotrophic hormone, gonadotrophin, gonadotropic hormone, gonadotropin | ||
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