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Follicle-stimulating hormone
/fˈɑləkəl-stˈɪmjəlˌeɪtɪŋ
hˈɔrmˌoʊn/
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Follicle-stimulating hormone
noun
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.
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