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in⋅hib⋅in

  [in-hib-in]
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Biochemistry.
a hormone, found in semen, that acts on the pituitary gland to decrease FSH.
Origin:
1980–85; inhib(it) + -in 2
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in·hib·in   (ĭn-hĭb'ĭn)   
n.  A peptide hormone secreted by the follicular cells of the ovary and the Sertoli cells of the testis that inhibits secretion of follicle stimulating hormone from the anterior pituitary.
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Main Entry: in·hib·in
Pronunciation: in-'hib-&n
Function: noun
: a glycoprotein hormone that is secreted by the pituitary gland and in themale by the Sertoli cells and in the female by the granulosa cells and that inhibits the secretion of follicle-stimulating hormone
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inhibin in·hib·in (ĭn-hĭb'ĭn)
n.
A peptide that acts to inhibit follicle-stimulating hormonal secretion from the pituitary gland.

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