growth hormone
noun
1
: a vertebrate polypeptide hormone that is secreted by the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland and regulates growth
also
: a recombinant version of this hormone
called also somatotropin
2
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Farmer protests last year loudly opposed more beef imports from South American countries, in part over concerns that the cows might be raised with a growth hormone.
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Jeanna Smialek, New York Times, 11 May 2025
In a few other cases, it was acquired by people who used products — such as growth hormone, or who received corneal transplants — derived, inadvertently, from infected cadavers.
—Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2025
The outlet added that he was diagnosed with gigantism, a medical condition that involves the overproduction of growth hormone.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 14 Apr. 2025
The European Union has banned American beef made with growth hormones since 1989, when a prohibition on the production and importation of meat from animals treated with such hormones went into effect.
—William Gavin, Quartz, 3 Apr. 2025
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Jeanna Smialek, New York Times, 11 May 2025
In a few other cases, it was acquired by people who used products — such as growth hormone, or who received corneal transplants — derived, inadvertently, from infected cadavers.
—Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2025
The outlet added that he was diagnosed with gigantism, a medical condition that involves the overproduction of growth hormone.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 14 Apr. 2025
The European Union has banned American beef made with growth hormones since 1989, when a prohibition on the production and importation of meat from animals treated with such hormones went into effect.
—William Gavin, Quartz, 3 Apr. 2025
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“Growth hormone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/growth%20hormone. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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