luteinizing hormone(n = noun.substance) icsh, interstitial cell-stimulating hormone, lh - a gonadotropic hormone that is secreted by the anterior pituitary; stimulates ovulation in female mammals and stimulates androgen release in male mammals;
is a kind of gonadotrophic hormone, gonadotrophin, gonadotropic hormone, gonadotropin

luteinizing hormone, n. Biochem. a hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary gland that in females stimulates ovulation and in males stimulates the synthesis of androgen.

Usage:
Abbr.: LH.

Etymology:
LUTEIN

adrenocorticotrophic hormone, adrenocorticotropic hormone, androgenic hormone, antidiuretic hormone, follicle-stimulating hormone, gonadotrophic hormone, gonadotropic hormone, growth hormone, hormone, hormone replacement therapy, human growth hormone, hypothalamic releasing hormone, interstitial cell-stimulating hormone, juvenile hormone, lactogenic hormone, melanocyte-stimulating hormone, parathyroid hormone, plant hormone, releasing hormone, sex hormone, somatotrophic hormone, somatotropic hormone, steroid hormone, thyroid hormone, thyroid-stimulating hormone, thyrotrophic hormone, thyrotropic hormone, thyrotropin-releasing hormone