follicle-stimulating hormone

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follicle-stimulating hormone - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  follicle-stimulating hormone
      n 1: a gonadotropic hormone that is secreted by the anterior
           pituitary and stimulates growth of Graafian follicles in
           female mammals, and activates the cells in male mammals
           that form sperm [syn: follicle-stimulating hormone,
           FSH]