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luteinizing hormone

lu·te·in·iz·ing hor·mone [ ltee i nzing háwr mn, lti nzing háwr mn ]


noun 
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pituitary gland hormone: a hormone released by the pituitary gland that causes the ovary to produce one or more eggs, secrete progesterone, and form the corpus luteum, and causes the testes to secrete male sex hormones

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