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黄体ホルモン (おうたいホルモン) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

黄おう体たいホルモン

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Meanings

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luteal hormone; progestogen

Medical term for hormones produced by the corpus luteum, primarily progesterone. Used in physiology and endocrinology.

黄おう体たいホルモンは妊にん娠しんの維い持じに重じゅう要ような役やく割わりを果

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Luteal hormones play an important role in maintaining pregnancy.

Kanji

黄yellow
体body, substance, object

Related words

プロゲステロン
プロゲステロン is the specific hormone progesterone, while 黄体ホルモン is a broader term for any hormone secreted by the corpus luteum, including progesterone.
卵胞らんぽうホルモン
卵胞ホルモン (follicular hormone, i.e., estrogen) is produced by the ovarian follicle, whereas 黄体ホルモン is produced by the corpus luteum after ovulation.

Built from

黄おう体たい+ホルモン

Etymology

Compound of 黄体 (corpus luteum) and ホルモン (hormone). 黄体 is a Japanese medical term derived from 黄 (yellow) and 体 (body), referring to the yellowish endocrine structure formed after ovulation.