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黄体刺激ホルモン (outaishigekihorumon) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

黄おう体たい刺し激げきホルモン

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Meanings

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luteotropic hormone; LTH

Medical term for a hormone that stimulates the corpus luteum; also known as luteotropin.

黄おう体たい刺し激げきホルモンは、黄おう体たいの機き能のうを維い持じする働はたらきがあり

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Luteotropic hormone functions to maintain the corpus luteum.

Kanji

黄yellow
体body, substance, object
刺thorn, pierce, stab
激violent, get excited, enraged

Related words

黄おう体たい形けい成せいホルモン
黄体形成ホルモン (luteinizing hormone, LH) stimulates ovulation and corpus luteum formation, while 黄体刺激ホルモン (LTH) maintains the corpus luteum after it is formed.

Etymology

Compound of 黄体 (corpus luteum), 刺激 (stimulation), and ホルモン (hormone), a calque of English 'luteotropic hormone'.