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follicle stimulating hormone

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A gonadotropic glycoprotein hormone, secreted in part of the pituitary gland, that stimulates the growth of ovarian follicles in female mammals, and induces spermatogenesis in male mammals.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, microbiology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

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11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 促卵泡激素 (cùluǎnpāojīsù) — hormone
  • Chinese Mandarin: 卵泡刺激素 (luǎnpāo cìjīsù) — hormone
  • Finnish: follikkelia stimuloiva hormoni — hormone
  • French: hormone folliculo-stimulante — hormone
  • Italian: ormone follicolo-stimolante — hormone
  • Northern Kurdish: hormona handerê çikildanê — hormone
  • Portuguese: hormônio folículo-estimulante — hormone
  • Portuguese: hormona folículo-estimulante — hormone
  • Russian: фоллитропи́н (follitropín) — hormone
  • Spanish: hormona foliculoestimulante — hormone
  • Swedish: follikelstimulerande hormon — hormone