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follicle-stimulating hormone

[ fol-i-kuhl stim-yuh-ley-ting ]

noun

, Biochemistry.


follicle-stimulating hormone

noun

  1. a gonadotrophic hormone secreted by the pituitary gland that stimulates maturation of ovarian follicles in female mammals and growth of seminiferous tubules in males FSH See also luteinizing hormone prolactin
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


follicle-stimulating hormone

  1. A glycoprotein hormone secreted by the anterior portion of the pituitary gland. It stimulates the growth of follicles in the ovary and induces the formation of sperm in the testis.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of follicle-stimulating hormone1

First recorded in 1945–50
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Example Sentences

High levels of Follicle Stimulating Hormone knocks us out of contention, unless we go to a specialist clinic.

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