| English Dictionary |
GONADOTROPHIC
| Pronunciation (US): |  | (GB): | |
Dictionary entry overview: What does gonadotrophic mean?
• GONADOTROPHIC (adjective)
The adjective GONADOTROPHIC has 1 sense:
1. of or relating to or involving gonadotropin
Familiarity information: GONADOTROPHIC used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to or involving gonadotropin
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Synonyms:
gonadotrophic; gonadotropic
Pertainym:
gonadotrophin (hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary gland and placenta; stimulates the gonads and controls reproductive activity)
Context examples
An adenoma of the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland that produces gonadotrophic hormones (FSH and/or LH) or shows evidence towards gonadotroph differentiation.
(Gonadotropin-Producing Pituitary Gland Adenoma, NCI Thesaurus)
| Learn English with... Proverbs |
"Those who have one foot in the canoe, and one foot in the boat, are going to fall into the river." (Native American proverb, Tuscarora)
"Give the dough to baker even if he eats half of it." (Arabic proverb)
"Forbidden fruit is the sweetest." (Czech proverb)