Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun lh

1 sense of lh

Sense 1
luteinizing hormone, LH, interstitial cell-stimulating hormone, ICSH -- (a gonadotropic hormone that is secreted by the anterior pituitary; stimulates ovulation in female mammals and stimulates androgen release in male mammals)
       => gonadotropin, gonadotrophin, gonadotropic hormone, gonadotrophic hormone -- (hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary gland and placenta; stimulates the gonads and controls reproductive activity)