HCG

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 I. (noun) 

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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

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Nouns denoting substances

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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