v remove the ovaries of (female mammals such as cats)
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n a gonadotropic hormone that is secreted by the anterior pituitary and stimulates growth of Graafian follicles in female mammals, and activates the cells in male mammals that form sperm
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stimulates ovulation in female mammals and stimulates androgen release in male mammals
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n informal terms for a mother n milk-secreting organ of female mammals
