human growth hormone

noun

: the naturally occurring growth hormone of humans or a genetically engineered form that is used to treat children with growth hormone deficiencies and has been used especially by athletes to increase muscle mass

Examples of human growth hormone in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The Artist Formerly Known as Rambo also goes way back with Statham, who was one of the young guns in The Expendables (2010), the first in a franchise of Avengers-type team-ups of aging masters of mayhem that doubles as an ode to Eighties machismo and human growth hormones. —John Devore, Rolling Stone, 31 Mar. 2025

Another is human growth hormone, which has long been touted as an anti-aging mechanism in ad campaigns that feature remarkably fit older people. —Richard Gunderman, The Conversation, 24 Feb. 2025

In a person with acromegaly, human growth hormone also goes to the liver and binds to receptors there, Levine said. —Kerry Breen, CBS News, 18 Jan. 2025

Excess human growth hormone is usually caused by an otherwise benign tumor on the pituitary gland. —Kerry Breen, CBS News, 18 Jan. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1954, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for human growth hormone

• amiodarone
• corticosterone
• phenylbutazone
• spironolactone
• acetone
• anglophone
• baritone
• bourguignon
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Medical Definition

human growth hormone

noun

: the naturally occurring growth hormone of humans or a recombinant version that is used to treat children with growth hormone deficiencies and has been used especially by athletes to increase muscle mass

—abbreviation HGH see somatropin