inhibin

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Definitions of inhibin word

noun inhibin (biochemistry) A peptide hormone, secreted by the gonads, which inhibits the secretion of follicle-stimulating hormone and is thus under consideration as a male contraceptive. 1
noun inhibin a peptide hormone, produced by both the ovary and the testis, that inhibits (and thus regulates) the production of FSH (follicle-stimulating hormone) 0
noun inhibin a protein-based hormone, produced in small quantities in the testes and ovaries, that inhibits the secretion of follicle-stimulating hormone 0

before 1980

One of the 1% newest English words

First recorded in 1980-85; inhib(it) + -in2

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