| CDC | calculated date of confinement; cancer diagnosis center; capillary diffusion capacity; cell division... |
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| CDI | cell-directed inhibitor; central or chronic diabetes insipidus; Children's Depression Inventory; col... |
| CDK | cell division kinase; climatic droplet keratopathy; cyclin-dependent kinase |
| CDPS | calcium-dependent protease small subunit |
| CDR | calcium-dependent regulator; clinical dementia rating; complementary determining region; computerize... |
| local hormone | A metabolic product secreted by one set of cells that affects the function of nearby cells; an autacoid; e.g., prostaglandins and neurotransmitters. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| luteinising hormone | <endocrinology> A glycoprotein hormone (26 kD) and gonadotrophin. Made up of an _ chain (96 amino acids) identical to other gonadotrophins and a hormone specific _ chain. Acts with follicle-stimulating hormone to stimulate sex hormone release. (18 Nov 1997) |
| luteinising hormone releasing factor | A decapeptide releasing hormone (1182D) that stimulates release of luteinising hormone. (18 Nov 1997) |
| luteinizing hormone | <protein> Synonym for luteinising hormone. (18 Nov 1997) |
| luteinizing hormone-releasing factor | Former name for luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone. (05 Mar 2000) |
| luteotropic hormone | An anterior pituitary hormone whose action maintains the function of the corpus luteum. Synonym: luteotropic hormone. (05 Mar 2000) |