human growth hormone

noun

: the naturally occurring growth hormone of humans or a genetically engineered form that is used to treat children with growth hormone deficiencies and has been used especially by athletes to increase muscle mass

Examples of human growth hormone in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Former Yankees pitcher Andy Pettitte is talking more about how his faith in God helped him persevere after admitting in 2007 to using human growth hormone for two days after an elbow injury. —Morgan Kromer, The Washington Examiner, 16 June 2025

His lucrative health and fitness empire collapsed after the promoter of all things natural was revealed to be on steroids and human growth hormone. —Randall Colburn, EW.com, 14 May 2025

Among the Americans taking hormones are many cisgender children and teen-agers who take human growth hormone in order to grow taller, or take birth control in order to regulate their periods or avoid pregnancy. —S. C. Cornell, New Yorker, 2 May 2025

Human Growth Hormone Activation Ghrelin secretion also stimulates the release of human growth hormone (HGH). —Brittany Lubeck, Ms, Rdn, Verywell Health, 14 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1954, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for human growth hormone

• amiodarone
• corticosterone
• phenylbutazone
• spironolactone
• acetone
• anglophone
• baritone
• bourguignon
• buspirone
• chaperon
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• cobblestone

Medical Definition

human growth hormone

noun

: the naturally occurring growth hormone of humans or a recombinant version that is used to treat children with growth hormone deficiencies and has been used especially by athletes to increase muscle mass

—abbreviation HGH see somatropin