Term: human chorionic gonadotropin: hormone produced early in pregnancy by the placenta; detection in the urine and serum is the basis for one kind of pregnancy test
Broader: hormone: the secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect | Unrelated: intimidation: the feeling of being intimidated; being made to feel afraid or timid
Broader: hormone: the secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect | Unrelated: sagittate-leaf: a leaf shaped like an arrow head
Broader: hormone: the secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect | Unrelated: advowson: the right in English law of presenting a nominee to a vacant ecclesiastical benefice
Broader: hormone: the secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect | Unrelated: cost of living: average cost of basic necessities of life (as food and shelter and clothing)
Broader: hormone: the secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect | Unrelated: cracker crumbs: crumbs of crackers used especially for coating or thickening
Broader: hormone: the secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect | Unrelated: minimalism: an art movement in sculpture and painting that began in the 1950s and emphasized extreme simplification of form and color
Broader: hormone: the secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect | Unrelated: active: a person who is a participating member of an organization
Broader: hormone: the secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect | Unrelated: suburb: a residential district located on the outskirts of a city
Broader: hormone: the secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect | Unrelated: three-cornered leek: European leek naturalized in Great Britain; leaves are triangular
Broader: hormone: the secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect | Unrelated: risklessness: safety as a consequence of entailing no risk