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luteinizing hormone Definition


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luteinizing hormone
noun
    1. physiol.
      A hormone secreted by the pituitary gland in vertebrates, which stimulates ovulation and the formation of the corpus luteum in females, and the secretion of testosterone by the testes in males.
Etymology: 1930s: from Latin luteum egg yolk.



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