Protropin

Definitions of Protropin
  1. noun
    trade name of a synthetic human growth hormone given to children deficient in the hormone; use by athletes and weightlifters is banned
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    STH, growth hormone, human growth hormone, somatotrophic hormone, somatotrophin, somatotropic hormone, somatotropin
    a hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland; promotes growth in humans
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