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Definition of 'human growth hormone' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) somatotropin, somatotrophin, somatotropic hormone, somatotrophic hormone, STH, human growth hormone, growth hormone
a hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland; promotes growth in humans


Definition of 'human growth hormone' U.S. National Library of Medicine 

1.  human growth hormone
A 191-amino acid polypeptide hormone secreted by the human adenohypophysis (PITUITARY GLAND, ANTERIOR), also known as GH or somatotropin. Synthetic growth hormone, termed somatropin, has replaced the natural form in therapeutic usage such as treatment of dwarfism in children with growth hormone deficiency.



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