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human growth hormone

human growth hormone

7 4.3
A chemical made by a small gland under the brain that helps the body grow and make new cells
  • noun
  • /ˈhjuːmən ɡroʊθ ˈhɔːrmoʊn/
  • Specialized
translation icon : hormona de crecimiento humano
  • Research shows that human growth hormone can support healing and recovery after surgery.

These hormones are human growth hormone and testosterone.

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Examples

  • Human growth hormone has really come a long way since it was discovered.

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  • Athletes may face penalties for using human growth hormone to enhance their performance.

  • In my case, it is because my body does not make enough human growth hormone.

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  • Human growth hormone therapy is used to treat a variety of medical problems in humans.

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  • When you were younger, your HGH or human growth hormone levels were quite high.

  • Human growth hormone therapy restores HGH levels back to normal and reverses the signs of aging.

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  • Human growth hormone, testosterone, and oxandrolone have all been studied in relation to burn and trauma care (DeSanti, 2000).

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  • The other exciting benefit of Peak 8-style exercises is their ability to naturally increase your body's production of human growth hormone (HGH), which also plays a significant role in the aging process.

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  • High-intensity interval-type training boosts human growth hormone (HGH) production, which is essential for optimal health, strength, and vigor.

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  • Doctors can prescribe human growth hormone to children who have growth disorders.

Synonyms

growth hormone
vshuman growth hormone
  • Specialized
21 3.5

A chemical made by a gland that makes people and animals grow and cells multiply

is limited to its role in humans rather than broad animal use
somatotropin
vshuman growth hormone
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A hormone from a small gland in the brain that makes the body grow and cells divide

focuses the same action specifically on humans rather than multiple species
STH
vshuman growth hormone
  • Specialized
9.1

A hormone made by a small gland at the base of the brain that helps the body grow

is defined by also stressing cell reproduction as a human function
somatotrophic hormone
vshuman growth hormone
  • Specialized
6.7

A chemical that makes the body grow and cells multiply

narrows this to the human case and its reproductive cell role
somatotropic hormone
vshuman growth hormone
  • Specialized
7.9

A substance made by a small gland at the base of the brain that makes people and animals grow

adds emphasis on cell reproduction specifically in humans
somatotrophin
vshuman growth hormone
  • Specialized
8.1

A hormone made by a gland at the base of the brain that makes people and animals grow

highlights cell reproduction as a key human-specific function

Surface Forms

Morphology

human + growth + hormone

The meaning is transparently compositional: 'hormone' (a chemical messenger) modified by 'growth' specifies a hormone that affects growth, and 'human' specifies the species, so the overall sense is directly inferable from the parts. This follows regular noun-modifier patterns found across many languages (e.g., Spanish 'hormona del crecimiento humano'), so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words will readily understand the MWE.

Etymology

Human growth hormone is a literal medical name: growth shows it 'helps the body grow', and hormone means a small chemical message from a gland in the brain. Imagine a tiny messenger telling cells to grow, so the name means the body chemical that makes humans grow and develop.