Urofollitropin


urofollitropin u·ro·fol·li·tro·pin (yur’ō-fŏl’ĭ-trō’pĭn)
n.
A preparation of gonadotropin extracted from the urine of postmenopausal women used with human chorionic gonadotropin to induce ovulation.

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