Glossary of HIV/AIDS Terms
This glossary contains 1,600 terms and is maintained by the editors of the San Francisco AIDS Foundation's Bulletin of Experimental Treatments for AIDS.
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human growth hormone (acronym HGH, aka somatotropin, brand name Serostim): a peptide hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary gland that promotes growth by stimulating metabolism and protein synthesis; recombinant HGH is used to treat wasting and enhance muscle development.