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histrelin

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histrelin /his·trel·in/ (his-trel´in) a synthetic preparation of gonadotropin-releasing hormone, used as the acetate ester in the treatment of precocious puberty.
histrelin [his-trel´in]
a synthetic preparation of gonadotropin-releasing hormone, used as the acetate ester in treatment of precocious puberty.


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A synthetic hormone called histrelin acetate was recently approved to treat central, or unexplained, precocious puberty, in which young children develop the sexual characteristics of adolescents.
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