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Müllerian inhibiting substance

noun
Müllerian in·hib·it·ing substance | \ -in-ˌhib-ət-iŋ- \
variants: or Mullerian inhibiting substance also müllerian inhibiting substance or mullerian inhibiting substance

Medical Definition of Müllerian inhibiting substance 

: a glycoprotein hormone produced by the Sertoli cells of the male testis during fetal development that causes regression and atrophy of the Müllerian ducts : anti-mullerian hormone —abbreviation MIS

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