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Dictionary entry overview: What does LH mean?

• LH (noun)
The noun LH has 1 sense:

1. a gonadotropic hormone that is secreted by the anterior pituitary; stimulates ovulation in female mammals and stimulates androgen release in male mammals

Familiarity information: LH used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• LH (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A gonadotropic hormone that is secreted by the anterior pituitary; stimulates ovulation in female mammals and stimulates androgen release in male mammals

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

ICSH; interstitial cell-stimulating hormone; LH; luteinizing hormone

Hypernyms ("LH" is a kind of...):

gonadotrophic hormone; gonadotrophin; gonadotropic hormone; gonadotropin (hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary gland and placenta; stimulates the gonads and controls reproductive activity)

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