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follicle-stimulating hormone

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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A gonadotropic hormone of the anterior pituitary gland that stimulates the growth of follicles in the ovary and induces the formation of sperm in the testis.

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  • noun Alternative spelling of follicle stimulating hormone.

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  • noun 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

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