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    HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland; promotes growth in humansplay

    Synonyms:

    growth hormone; human growth hormone; somatotrophic hormone; somatotrophin; somatotropic hormone; somatotropin; STH

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting body parts

    Hypernyms ("human growth hormone" is a kind of...):

    endocrine; hormone; internal secretion (the secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "human growth hormone"):

    Protropin (trade name of a synthetic human growth hormone given to children deficient in the hormone; use by athletes and weightlifters is banned)

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