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growth hormone

  1. a polypeptide hormone of the anterior part of the pituitary gland, that promotes normal growth
  2. any of various substances that promote growth, as of plants or beef cattle

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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