prolan
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pro·lan
(prō'lăn') 
n.
n.
- Human chorionic gonadotropin. No longer in scientific use.
- Either of two hormones of the pituitary gland, luteinizing hormone and follicle-stimulating hormone. No longer in scientific use.
[German, from Latin prōlēs, offspring.]
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(prō'lăn')
n.
n.
- Human chorionic gonadotropin. No longer in scientific use.
- Either of two hormones of the pituitary gland, luteinizing hormone and follicle-stimulating hormone. No longer in scientific use.
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An outdated name for chorionic gonadotropin. Thought originally to be the hormone responsible for the uterine enlargement seen in the Ascheim–Zondek test.
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