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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024lu′teinizing hor′mone, [Biochem.]- BiochemistrySee LH.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: luteinizing hormone /ˈluːtɪɪˌnaɪzɪŋ/ n - a gonadotrophic hormone secreted by the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland. In female vertebrates it stimulates ovulation, and in mammals it also induces the conversion of the ruptured follicle into the corpus luteum. In male vertebrates it promotes maturation of the interstitial cells of the testes and stimulates androgen secretion
Etymology: 19th Century: from Latin lūteum egg yolk, from lūteus yellow |