human growth hormone
nounDefinition of human growth hormone
: the naturally occurring growth hormone of humans or a genetically engineered form that is used to treat children with growth hormone deficiencies and has been used especially by athletes to increase muscle mass
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Chromosome 18 contacted the Peck family shortly after Madi’s diagnosis and entered her into a two-year clinical study, providing her with human growth hormone treatments. — Greg Luca, ExpressNews.com, "Daughter of UTSA basketball assistant coach an inspiration despite disability," 14 July 2019 To get her hands on some human growth hormone (HGH). — Tatiana Boncompagni, Harper's BAZAAR, "Inside Hollywood's Dangerous Anti-Aging Secret," 21 May 2019 So, now, their conspiracy theories have gone on steroids and human growth hormone. — Fox News, "Mark Levin on media freakout over Trump-Putin summit," 18 July 2018 Barlin has pleaded guilty to one count each of importing testosterone and Shaw has pleaded guilty to three charges including importing steroids and human growth hormone. — Fox News, "Glamorous Aussie model led vast black market steroid operation," 1 June 2018 This underground world soon turned its eyes toward human growth hormones and peptides, strings of amino acids and the building blocks of proteins. — Michael Powell, New York Times, "At the Heart of a Vast Doping Network, an Alias," 26 Mar. 2018 This is Watergate on steroids and human growth hormone. — Fox News, "Sarah Sanders: Trump is way out of Jim Acosta's league," 19 May 2018 Woodard was connected to a shipment of human growth hormone from a Florida clinic. — Jr Radcliffe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Freddy Peralta's outing calls to mind Steve Woodard's amazing performance in 1997; here's a look at that contest," 13 May 2018 According to the plea agreement, Verstraete prescribed a brand-name human growth hormone called Serostim to at least seven patients who didn't need it. — Andy Marso, kansascity, "Doc sold $1.5 million in drugs on black market that he prescribed to his own patients | The Kansas City Star," 3 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'human growth hormone.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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