Associations to the word «Hcg»

Wiktionary

HCG, noun. (astronomy) Abbreviation of Hickson Compact Group.
HCG, noun. (medicine) Abbreviation of HLA complex group. (human leukocyte antigen complex group)

Dictionary definition

HCG, noun. Hormone produced early in pregnancy by the placenta; detection in the urine and serum is the basis for one kind of pregnancy test.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats