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LACTOGENIC HORMONE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does lactogenic hormone mean?
• LACTOGENIC HORMONE (noun)
The noun LACTOGENIC HORMONE has 1 sense:
1. gonadotropic hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary; in females it stimulates growth of the mammary glands and lactation after parturition
Familiarity information: LACTOGENIC HORMONE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Gonadotropic hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary; in females it stimulates growth of the mammary glands and lactation after parturition
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
lactogenic hormone; luteotropin; prolactin
Hypernyms ("lactogenic hormone" 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)
lactogen (any agent that enhances milk production)
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