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

: growth regulator

Examples of growth hormone in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Their sleep patterns have shifted Sleep plays a vital role in the production of the body's primary growth hormone. —Elizabeth Florio, Parents, 24 Oct. 2023

This means that digestion, reproductive and growth hormone production, and tissue repair are all temporarily halted. —Delaney Nothaft, USA TODAY, 24 May 2023

If surgery or radiation treatment cannot remove the tumor, the current standard of care is a medication, which can lower growth hormone levels but require monthly shots into the gluteal muscle. —Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2023

Organic milk is supposed to never contain antibiotics or synthetic growth hormones, and typically has no pesticide residue (though technically some could drift onto organic crops from neighboring fields). —Ali Francis, Bon Appétit, 19 Sep. 2023

Precision dairy doesn’t have cholesterol, lactose, growth hormones or antibiotics (though those with dairy allergies should beware). —Laura Reiley, Washington Post, 12 Mar. 2023

During the experiments, the team found an increase in auxin, a plant growth hormone, in the roots. —Elizabeth Gamillo, Discover Magazine, 13 July 2023

The cause was a dysfunction of his pituitary gland, which suddenly began secreting excessive amounts of growth hormone. —Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 July 2023

Powdered Kelp Meal: Another all-natural powerhouse, this powder increases natural plant growth hormones such as auxins, cytokines, and gibberellins (aka: powerful plant hormones). —Kristin Guy, Sunset Magazine, 28 Feb. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1924, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

growth hormone

noun

: a hormone in plants or animals that regulates growth

especially : one produced by the pituitary gland

Medical Definition

growth hormone

noun

: 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 somatotropic hormone, somatotropin

see human growth hormone