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noun
A hormone, produced by anterior part of the pituitary gland, that stimulates ovulation and the development of the corpus luteum in female mammals, and the production of androgens by male mammals.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, microbiology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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noun
a gonadotropic hormone that is secreted by the anterior pituitary; stimulates ovulation in female mammals and stimulates androgen release in male mammals
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: LH, interstitial cell-stimulating hormone, ICSH
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: gonadotropin, gonadotrophin, gonadotropic hormone, gonadotrophic hormone
History
“Luteinizing” is derived from Latin luteus (“yellow”). The luteinizing hormone stimulates the development of the corpus luteum (literally “yellow body”), which is yellow in colour.
Across languages
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