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HCG
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Hormone produced early in pregnancy by the placenta; detection in the urine and serum is the basis for one kind of pregnancy test
Synonyms:
HCG; human chorionic gonadotrophin; human chorionic gonadotropin
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("HCG" 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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