Meanings
plural follicle stimulating hormones · abbreviation FSH · alternative follicle-stimulating hormone
- biochemistryA gonadotropic glycoprotein hormone, secreted in part of the pituitary gland, that stimulates the growth of ovarian follicles in female mammals, and induces spermatogenesis in male mammals.
Synonyms: follitropin
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA gonadotropic glycoprotein hormone, secreted in part of the pituitary gland, that stimulates the growth of ovarian follicles in female mammals, and induces spermatogenesis in male mammals.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 促卵泡激素, 卵泡刺激素
- 促卵泡激素 (cùluǎnpāojīsù)hormone
- 卵泡刺激素 (luǎnpāo cìjīsù)hormone
Finnish follikkelia stimuloiva hormoni
- follikkelia stimuloiva hormonihormone
French hormone folliculo-stimulante
- hormone folliculo-stimulantehormone
Italian ormone follicolo-stimolante
- ormone follicolo-stimolantehormone
Portuguese hormônio folículo-estimulante, hormona folículo-estimulante
- hormônio folículo-estimulantehormone
- hormona folículo-estimulantehormone
Russian фоллитропи́н
- фоллитропи́н (follitropín)hormone
Spanish hormona foliculoestimulante
- hormona foliculoestimulantehormone
Swedish follikelstimulerande hormon
- follikelstimulerande hormonhormone
Cite this entry
follicle stimulating hormone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/follicle%20stimulating%20hormone
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