ICSH
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9.8
- noun
- Archaic
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ICSH
- The doctor checked the patient's ICSH levels to evaluate hormone function.
Examples
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Abnormal ICSH secretion can affect both male and female reproductive systems.
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Some textbooks refer to luteinizing hormone and ICSH as essentially the same hormone.
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The ICSH plays a crucial role in reproductive health.
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In males, ICSH stimulates the production of testosterone.
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The release of ICSH from the anterior pituitary gland helps trigger ovulation in females.
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Doctors measure ICSH levels to assess hormonal balance in patients.
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ICSH is essential for stimulating the production of androgens in males.
Synonyms
2
8.5
A hormone that causes an egg to leave the ovary and helps men make testosterone
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8.3
A hormone that makes the sex organs, like ovaries or testes, work and controls reproduction
A hormone from a small gland in the brain that makes females release eggs and males produce male hormones
A hormone that makes a woman release an egg and helps make male sex hormones
A body chemical from the pituitary or placenta that makes sex organs work and helps reproduction
Surface Forms
Etymology
ICSH comes from the phrase interstitial cell-stimulating hormone, where interstitial means 'between cells' and stimulating means 'causing to act'. That's why ICSH is the name for the hormone from the pituitary gland that 'stimulates' ovulation in women and tells male cells to release androgens, which are male hormones.