See Also: luteinizing hormone-2ffollicle-stimulating hormone-releasing factor(medicine)
Luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone (LHRH)(health)
Luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone(medicine)
Luteinizing hormone(medicine)
Luteinizing hormone(health)
Luteinizing Hormone (LH)(health)
luteinizing hormone-releasing factor(medicine)
vigilant(dictionary)
vigilant(dictionary)
follicle-stimulating hormone-releasing hormone(medicine)

Luteinizing Hormone (LH) (health) and vigilant (iou)


Luteinizing Hormone (LH) (health)


The hormone released from the pituitary gland, it stimulates the production of testosterone in males and the production of progesterone in females. This hormone uses cyclic AMP as its second messenger.





vigilant (iou)



vigilant adjective & noun. L15.
[Latin vigilant- pres. ppl stem of vigilare keep awake, from vigil: see VIGIL, -ANT1.]
A. adjective.
Watchful against danger, difficulty, etc.; keeping steadily on the alert; closely monitoring a situation. L15.
S. Naipaul He had been a vigilant and faithful watchdog of the state's interest.
b. Heraldry. Of an animal: positioned as if watching for prey. rare. E19.
Characterized by vigilance; assiduous. M16.
H. H. Wilson It was impossible..to Exercise a vigilant personal supervision over the officers.
Wakeful; sleepless. rare. E-M17.
b. noun. rare.
A guardian, a keeper. E19.
A wakeful or watchful person. E19.
vigilantly adverb M16.
vigilantness noun (rare) vigilance L16-E18.