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[syn: luteinizing hormone, LH, interstitial cell-stimulating hormone, ICSH]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
LH \LH\ n. (Biochem.)
An abbreviation for luteinizing hormone, a gonadotropic
hormone that is secreted by the pituitary and stimulates
ovulation in female mammals, and stimulates androgen release
in male mammals. [Acronym]
Syn: luteinizing hormone, interstitial cell-stimulating
hormone.
[WordNet 1.5]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
LH
n 1: a gonadotropic hormone that is secreted by the anterior
pituitary; stimulates ovulation in female mammals and
stimulates androgen release in male mammals [syn:
luteinizing hormone, LH, interstitial cell-stimulating
hormone, ICSH]