'LH' definitions:
Definition of 'LH'
From: WordNet
noun
A gonadotropic hormone that is secreted by the anterior pituitary; stimulates ovulation in female mammals and stimulates androgen release in male mammals [syn: luteinizing hormone, LH, interstitial cell-stimulating hormone, ICSH]
Definition of 'LH'
From: GCIDE
- LH \LH\ n. (Biochem.) An abbreviation for luteinizing hormone, a gonadotropic hormone that is secreted by the pituitary and stimulates ovulation in female mammals, and stimulates androgen release in male mammals. [Acronym]
- Syn: luteinizing hormone, interstitial cell-stimulating hormone. [WordNet 1.5]