bovine growth hormone

noun

Medical Definition of bovine growth hormone

1 : bovine somatotropin sense 1 —abbreviation bGH, BGH

2 : a genetically engineered form of bovine somatotropin that is injected into cows to stimulate milk production —abbreviation bGH, BGH

Note: The abbreviations rbGH and rBGH are also used to indicate the genetically engineered recombinant form.