| NOUN | body | human growth hormone, somatotropin, somatotrophin, somatotropic hormone, somatotrophic hormone, STH, growth hormone | a hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland |
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| Meaning | A hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland; promotes growth in humans. | |
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| Synonyms | somatotropin, somatotrophin, somatotropic hormone, somatotrophic hormone, STH, growth hormone | |
| Narrower | Protropin | trade name of a synthetic human growth hormone given to children deficient in the hormone |
| Broader | hormone, endocrine, internal secretion | The secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect |
| Spanish | hormona del crecimiento, somatotropina | |
| Catalan | hormona del creixement, somatotropina | |
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