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chorionic gonadotrophin

noun

  1. a hormone secreted by the chorionic villi of the placenta in mammals, esp human chorionic gonadotrophin . It promotes the secretion of progesterone by the corpus luteum and its presence in the urine is an indication of pregnancy


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chorionchorionic gonadotropin