| HCG 
 
 hormone produced early in pregnancy by the placenta;
 detection in the urine and serum is the basis for one kind of pregnancy test
 • Syn:
 human chorionic gonadotropin, human chorionic gonadotrophin
 • Hypernyms:
 gonadotropin, gonadotrophin, gonadotropic hormone, gonadotrophic hormone
 
 
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