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Definition: Growth Hormone |
Growth HormoneNoun1. A hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland; promotes growth in humans. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
| Domain | Definitions |
Food & Agriculture | Substance secreted by living cells, which stimulates the growth of living tissues. Source: European Union. (references) |
| An organic compound that controls the growth or some other function at a site removed from its place of production in the plant. Source: European Union. (references) | |
Medicine | A protein hormone, secreted by the anterior lobe of the pituitary, which promotes growth of the whole body by stimulating protein synthesis. The human gene has already been cloned and successfully expressed in bacteria. Source: European Union. (references) |
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(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
Released into blood stream every morning in decreasing amounts over age. The hormon is double the size of insulin and taken orally has no effect, except that the saliva can absorb about 5% of it.
The growth hormone deficiency that is commonly associated with hypopituitarism causes pituitary dwarfism.
Growth hormone was previously taken from pigs, is now produced in the slightly different human form using genetic engineering.
hGH taken at higher age is said to cause loss of weight, improvement of memory, of sex drive, and of general motivation. Many products offer so called oral hGH, that is absorbed by saliva. Other products must be injected.
Researchers are working on the related hormone growth hormone-releasing hormone (GHRH), which triggers production of the HGH, that hopefully can be taken orally.
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| The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted. | |||
| Entry | Source | Expression | Field |
| GRF | English | Growth hormone releasing fact | Medicine |
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Synonyms: Growth HormoneSynonyms: human growth hormone (n), somatotrophic hormone (n), somatotrophin (n), somatotropic hormone (n), somatotropin (n). (additional references) |
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Health | A deficiency of growth hormone causes increased sensitivity to insulin. (references) | |
Deep sleep coincides with the release of growth hormone in children and young adults. (references) | ||
Pituitary tumors that produce growth hormone cause excessive bone growth or disfigurement. (references) | ||
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Expressions using "growth hormone": human growth hormone ♦ natural growth hormone. Additional references. | |
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Beginning with "growth hormone": growth hormone-releasing factor. | |
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| Language | Translations for "growth hormone"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | "長激 . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | rùstový hormon. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | vaekststof (growth substance, phytohormone, plant hormone), vaeksthormon (growth substance), væksthormon (growth substance, human growth hormone, somatotropic hormone), STH (human growth hormone, somatotropic hormone), somatotropt hormon (human growth hormone, somatotropic hormone, somatotropin hormone), somatotropin (somatotrophin), plantehormon (growth substance, phytohormone, plant hormone), humant væksthormon (human growth hormone, somatotropic hormone). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | groeistof (growth promotor, growth substance, stimulant), groeihormoon (growth promotor, growth substance, somatotropic hormone, somatotropin hormone, stimulant), somatotropine (human growth hormone, somatotropic hormone, somatotropin hormone), plantehormoon (growth substance, phytohormone, plant hormone), menselijk groeihormoon (human growth hormone, somatotropic hormone), humaan groeihormoon (human growth hormone, somatotropic hormone), hGH (human growth hormone, somatotropic hormone), fytohormoon (growth substance, phytohormone, plant hormone). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | somatotropiini (human growth hormone, somatotropic hormone, somatotropine), kasvuhormoni (growth substance, human growth hormone, somatotropic hormone), kasvuaine (growth substance, phytohormone, plant hormone), kasvihormoni (auxins, growth substance, phytohormone, phyto-hormones, plant hormone, plant hormones). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
French | substance de croissance (growth substance), somatotroprine, somatotropine (human growth hormone), somatotrophine (human growth hormone), phytohormone (growth substance), hormone somatotrope (human growth hormone), hormone de croissance humaine (human growth hormone), hormone de croissance (growth substance). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Wuchsstoff (growth promotor, growth substance, phytohormone, plant hormone, stimulant), WH, Wachstumshormone (growth substance), Wachstumshormon (human growth hormone, somatotropic hormone), somatotropes Hormon (human growth hormone, somatotropic hormone, somatotropin hormone), menschliches Wachstumshormon (human growth hormone, somatotropic hormone), Human-Wachstumshormon (human growth hormone, somatotropic hormone), HGH (human growth hormone, somatotropic hormone). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | σωματοτροπίνη (human growth hormone, somatotropic hormone), φυτορμόνη (growth substance, phytohormone, plant hormone), ανθρώπινη αυξητική ορμόνη (human growth hormone, somatotropic hormone), αυξητική ορμόνη (growth substance, human growth hormone, somatotropic hormone), αυξητική ουσία (growth substance, phytohormone, plant hormone), αυξίνη (auxin). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | növekedési hormon. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | GH, STH (human growth hormone, somatotropic hormone), sostanza di accrescimento (growth substance), somatotropina (human growth hormone, placental lactogen, somatotropic hormone), somatormone (human growth hormone, somatotropic hormone), ormone umano della crescita (human growth hormone, somatotropic hormone), ormone somatotropo (human growth hormone, placental lactogen, somatotropic hormone, somatotropin hormone), ormone di crescenza o di accrescimento (growth substance), ormone della crescita (placental lactogen), HGH (human growth hormone, somatotropic hormone), fitormone (growth substance, phytohormone, plant hormone). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 'ト成長ホルモン (human growth hormone, hydra). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | 'トせいちょうホルモン (human growth hormone). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | owthgray ormonehay STH (human growth hormone, somatotropic hormone), somatotropina (human growth hormone, somatotropic hormone), hormona humana do crescimento (human growth hormone, somatotropic hormone), hormona do crescimento (human growth hormone, somatotropic hormone), hormona de crescimento (growth substance), HGH (human growth hormone, somatotropic hormone). (various references) sustancia de crecimiento (growth substance, phytohormone, plant hormone), somatotropina (human growth hormone, somatotropic hormone), hormonas de crecimiento (growth substance), hormona vegetal (growth substance, phytohormone, plant hormone), hormona del crecimiento humano (human growth hormone, somatotropic hormone), hormona del crecimiento (human growth hormone, placental lactogen, somatotropic hormone), hormona de crecimiento (growth substance), HGH (human growth hormone, somatotropic hormone), fitohormona (growth substance, phytohormone, plant hormone). (various references) tillväxtsubstans (growth substance), tillväxtreglerande ämne (growth substance, phytohormone, plant hormone), tillväxthormon (growth substance), tillväxtämne (growth substance, phytohormone, plant hormone), somatropin (somatotropine, somatropin), somatotropin (human growth hormone, somatotropic hormone, somatotropine), hormonverkande ämne (growth substance, phytohormone, plant hormone). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "e-g-h-h-m-n-o-o-o-r-r-t-w" | |
-4 letters: homegrown. | |
-5 letters: hometown, honewort, hornworm, hornwort, moonwort, moorwort, regrowth, tomorrow, townhome, wormroot. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)47 72 6F 77 74 68 48 6F 72 6D 6F 6E 65 |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000111 01110010 01101111 01110111 01110100 01101000 00100000 01001000 01101111 01110010 01101101 01101111 01101110 01100101 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)G r o w t h   H o r m o n e |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0047 0072 006F 0077 0074 0068 0048 006F 0072 006D 006F 006E 0065 |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)418481898674242818479818071 |
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Duits, Duitser, Duitse taal, Germaan, gjerman, ضرب من الرقص, جرماني, المانية, الماني, اللغة الألمانية, роден, германски, немски език, немски, немец, готически, германец, 德語 , 德语, 德文 , 德國 , nìmecký, nìmec, tysker, Duitse, týskur, týskt, týskari, saksalainen, Allemand, Dútsk, Deutsche, Deutsch, "ερμανός, gjermanisht, 'רמ י, 'רמ ית, német, þjóðverji, þýskur, GearmÚnach, GearmÚinis, tedesco, ジプシー音楽 , ジャーマン , 독일, todesch, Germaanagh, Garmane, Germaanish, Carmane, aleman, Niemiec, niemiecki, alemão, alemand, neamţ, немецкий, Siamani, germanski, alemán, Tudesku, Doysri, mjeremani, mdachi, sí-Jalimáne, tysk, เยอรมัน, าษาเยอรมัน, Alman, німкеня, німецький, німець, $sisters german$ chị em ruột, $cousin german$ anh chị em con chú bác ruột, sister, Almaenwr, isiJalimane, iliJalimane, iJalimane, for German; Grieks, Griek, الإغريقي, يوناني, اللغة اليونانية, Griegu, гръцки език, гръцки, грък, Griyego, 希臘語 , 希腊语, řecký, řeètina, řek, græker, grikst, kreikkalainen, grec, Gryk, Gryksk, Gryks, grieche, ελληνικόσ, 'Ελληνας, יו ית, יו י, görög, Grikki, greco, ギリシア語 , ギリシア", 그리스, Greagish, Greagagh, grego, grèc, greacã, греческий, Eleni, grk, grčki jezik, grčki, griego, grek, Yunanli, yunanlı, yunanca, yunan, Rumca, yunanistan'a ait, rum, грек, гречанка, грецька мова, грецький, kẻ cắp b gi gặp nhau, quân bạc bịp tôi không thể hiểu được điều đó thật l kỳ phùng địch thủ, người Hy-lạp tiếng Hy-lạp kẻ bịp bợm, kẻ lừa đảo, Groegwr, for Greek; Hongaars, Hongaar, hungarez, الهنغاري, مجري, هنغاري, المجري, اللغة الهنغارية, Húngaru, унгарски език, унгарски, унгарец, Hungaryan, 匈牙利語 , 匈牙利语, maïarský, maïar, maïarština, ungarer, Hongaarse, ungarskt, unkarilainen, hongrois, Hongaarsk, ungar, Ούγγρος, "ו 'רי, magyar, ungherese, 헝가리, Ungaarish, Ungaaragh, Węgier, ongrés, ungureşte, ungur, limba maghiarã, unguresc, maghiar, limba ungarã, венгр, венгерский, mađarski, mađar, mađarski jezik, húngaro, ungrare, ชาวฮังการี, macarca, macar, угорська мова, угорка, угорський, угорець, người Hung-ga-ri tiếng Hung-ga-ri, for Hungarian; Italianer, Italiaans, Italiaan, شخص إيطالي, اللغة الإيطالية, الإيطالي, إيطالي, Italianu, италиански език, италиански, италианец, Italyano, 意大利 , 意大利語 , 意大利语, italština, italský, ital, italiener, italienskt, italialainen, Italien, Italjaansk, italienisch, Ιταλός, italisht, איטלקי, איטלקית, olasz, Ítali, IodÚilis, italiano, 이탈리아, Iddaalish, Włoch, italianã, italienesc, italieneşte, italian, итальянский язык, итальянский, итальянец, Italia, italijanski, italijanski jezik, italijan, sí-Taliyáne, italienare, italiensk, italienska, เกี่ยวกับอิตาลี, ชาวอิตาลี, าษาอิตาลี, italyanca, italyan, італі"ць, італійська мова, італійський, італійка, for Italian; Portugees, portugez, portugalisht, اللغة البرتغالية, البرتغالية, البرتغالي, португалски език, португалски, португалец, Potuges, 葡萄牙语, 葡萄牙人 , 葡萄牙語 , portugalský, portugiser, portugisiskt, portugalilainen, portugais, Portugeesk, portugiesisch, πορτογάλοσ, ορτογάλος, portugál, Portaingéilis, portoghese, ポルトガル語 , ポルトガル", 포르투갈, Portiugish, Portiugagh, portugues, Portugalczyk, português, portughez, португальский, portugalski jezik, portugalski, portugalac, portugués, Mreno, si-Putúkezi, portugis, portekiz, Portekízlí, portekizli, portekizce, португальська мова, португальський, португалець, người B"-đ o-nha tiếng B"-đ o-nha, for Portuguese; Spaans, Spaanse taal, spanjoll, اللغة الأسبانية, الأسبانية, أسباني, испански език, испански, espanyoles, Espanyol, 西班牙语, 西班牙文 , 西班牙語 , španìlský, španìlština, spanskt, espanjalainen, espagnol, Spaansk, spanisch, ισπανικά, ισπανικόσ, ισπανοί, karaiñe'êmegua, ספר"ית, ספר"י, spanyol, SpÚinnis, spagnolo, スペイン語 , スパイ罪 , スペイン", スパニッシュ , 스페인, Spaainagh, Spaainish, spañó, espanhol, espanhòl, spaniolesc, spanioleşte, spaniol, испанский, Sipaniolo, španski jezik, španski, español, spanska språk, spansk, ispanyollar, ispanyolca, ispanyol, іспанська мова, іспанський, for Spanish; Sweeds, suedez, اللغة السويدية, Suecu, шведски език, шведски, швед, Swedis, 瑞典語 , 瑞典语, švédský, švédština, Zweeds, svenskt, ruotsalainen, suédois, Sweedsk, schwedisch, σουηδικόσ, σουηδικά, svéd, sænskur, Sualainnis, svedese, スウェーデン語 , スウェーデン", 스웨덴, Soolynish, Soolynagh, suèc, шведский, švedski jezik, švedski, sueco, svensk, เกี่ยวกับคน าษาและวั'นธรรมของประเทศสวีเ"น, isveççe, isveç dili, isveç, Ísveçlí, шведська мова, шведський, người Thuỵ điển tiếng Thuỵ điển, for Swedish; |
