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follicle stimulating hormonenoun	(biochemistry) A gonadotropic glycoprotein hormone, secreted in part of the pituitary gland, that stimulates the growth of ovarian follicles in female mammals, and induces spermatogenesis in male mammals.

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follicle stimulating hormonenoun	(biochemistry) A gonadotropic glycoprotein hormone, secreted in part of the pituitary gland, that stimulates the growth of ovarian follicles in female mammals, and induces spermatogenesis in male mammals.
lhnoun	(biology) Initialism of luteinizing hormone. [(biochemistry) A hormone, produced by anterior part of the pituitary gland, that stimulates ovulation and the development of the corpus luteum in female mammals, and the production of androgens by male mammals.]
rhnoun	(medicine) Abbreviation of Rhesus. [(medicine, attributive, also without cap.) Denotes a system for categorising human blood types based on the presence or absence of various antigens, especially Rhesus factor D.]
departmentnoun	A subdivision of an organization.
departmental	Of or pertaining to a department.
rfnoun	(US, military, aviation) reconnaissance fighter; an unarmed fighter modified for photo-reconnaissance (prefix)
ministrynoun	Government department, at the administrative level normally headed by a minister (or equivalent rank, e.g. secretary of state), who holds it as portfolio, especially in a constitutional monarchy, but also as a polity
s1	a railway service of the Berlin S-Bahn that operates between and .
seafoodnoun	Food from the sea, including that derived from fish, shellfish, crustaceans, cephalopods, algae, marine mammals, and other marine organisms.
aquatic vertebratenoun	animal living wholly or chiefly in or on water
marine animalnoun	any of numerous animals inhabiting the sea including e.g. fishes and molluscs and many mammals
sea creaturenoun	any of numerous animals inhabiting the sea including e.g. fishes and molluscs and many mammals
ichthyoidnoun	Characteristic of fish.
marine life	Marine life, sea life or ocean life is the collective ecological communities that encompass all aquatic animals, plants, algae, fungi, protists, single-celled microorganisms and associated viruses living in the saline water of marine habitats, either the sea water of marginal seas and oceans, or the brackish water of coastal wetlands, lagoons, estuaries and inland seas.
piscesnoun	(astrology) The zodiac sign for the fish, supposed to be ruled by Neptune or Jupiter and to influence events occurring between February 20 and March 20 (tropical) or, less often, between March 15 and April 14 (sidereal).
sea life	a chain of commercial sea life-themed aquarium attractions.
prolactinnoun	(biochemistry) A peptide gonadotrophic hormone secreted by the pituitary gland; it stimulates growth of the mammary glands and lactation in females.
estradiolnoun	(American spelling, biochemistry, pharmacology) A natural estrogenic hormone that is a phenolic alcohol estra-1,3,5-triene-3,17-diol (C₁₈H₂₄O₂) secreted chiefly by the ovaries of all vertebrates, that is a major and the most potent of the naturally occurring estrogens; the semisynthetic esterified compound is used medicinally to treat estrogen deficiency and breast cancer.
progesteronenoun	(biochemistry, steroids, uncountable) A steroid hormone, secreted by the ovaries, whose function is to prepare the uterus for the implantation of a fertilized ovum and to maintain pregnancy.
androgennoun	(biochemistry, steroids) Any natural or synthetic compound, usually a steroid hormone, that stimulates or controls the development and maintenance of masculine characteristics in vertebrates. A male sex hormone such as testosterone or anabolic steroids.