human chorionic gonadotropin
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- noun
- /ˈhjuːmən kɔːrˈɪɒnɪk ˌɡoʊnəˈdoʊtrəpɪn/
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gonadotropina coriónica humana
- Couples were followed until a positive human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) pregnancy test or through 12 months of attempting pregnancy.
- human chorionic gonadotropin level
It's actually measuring something called HCG, human chorionic gonadotropin.
- It's actually measuring something called HCG, human chorionic gonadotropin.
- So is pregnant human chorionic gonadotropin, is it purified from postmenopausal women's urine or is it it's synthetic?
Examples
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At the heart of our program is a naturally occurring hormone: hCG (human chorionic gonadotropin) used in very low doses.
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Complete abortion was defined as an empty uterus on ultrasound scan with falling concentrations of human chorionic gonadotropin.
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"We have your beta human chorionic gonadotropin level.
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What is hCG (human chorionic gonadotropin)?
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So is pregnant human chorionic gonadotropin, is it purified from postmenopausal women's urine or is it it's synthetic?
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Pregnancy tests are based on levels of human chorionic gonadotropin, which is produced by the placenta, but in a male, it can be elevated by testicular cancer.
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On admission, the human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) concentration was 103,200 IU/L (the normal concentration is below 2 IU/L).
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Pregnancy tests detect the hormone human chorionic gonadotropin, which indicates whether a woman is pregnant.
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Elevated levels of human chorionic gonadotropin are often detected in women during early pregnancy.
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Doctors measure human chorionic gonadotropin levels to confirm pregnancy or monitor certain medical conditions.
Synonyms
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A hormone the body makes early in pregnancy that shows if someone is pregnant
Surface Forms
Morphology
human + chorionic + gonadotropin
If a learner knows the parts 'human' (pertaining to people), 'chorionic' (relating to the chorion/placental membrane) and 'gonadotropin' (a reproductive hormone), the compound meaning — a human hormone produced by the chorion/placenta — is directly compositional and derivable. The term is technical but follows regular biomedical word-formation patterns (and has close cognates across languages), so its meaning is transparent to someone who knows the constituents.
Etymology
Human chorionic gonadotropin is a name that tells the story: human means it is found in people, chorionic points to the placenta, the organ that links mother and baby, and gonadotropin says it is a hormone that acts on the reproductive organs. Because the placenta makes this hormone early in pregnancy, tests look for it, so the name is used to mean a hormone that shows 'pregnancy'.