human chorionic gonadotropin (n)
human chorionic gonadotrophin (n)
HCG (n)

n14749030

type n
lex_filenum 27
def hormone produced early in pregnancy by the placenta
def detection in the urine and serum is the basis for one kind of pregnancy test
Outgoing links
Hypernym gonadotropin, gonadotrophin, gonadotropic hormone, gonadotrophic hormone
Incoming links
Hyponym gonadotropin, gonadotrophin, gonadotropic hormone, gonadotrophic hormone

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