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chorionic gonadotrophin
  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
'chorionic gonadotrophin' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
HCG - gonadotrophin

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