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hormone

human chorionic gonadotrophin

also: HCG

a hormone secreted by the PLACENTA during early PREGNANCY , under the influence of which the CORPUS LUTEUM of the OVARY produces OESTROGEN , PROGESTERONE and relaxin. These are essential for the maintenance of pregnancy. Pregnancy can be detected early on by a laboratory procedure that tests for the presence of human chorionic gonadotrophin in the urine. See also CHORIONIC GONADOTROPHIC HORMONE .

Source: mediLexicon corpus · slug human-chorionic-gonadotrophin