GONADOTROPIC

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does gonadotropic mean? 

• GONADOTROPIC (adjective)
  The adjective GONADOTROPIC has 1 sense:

1. of or relating to or involving gonadotropin

  Familiarity information: GONADOTROPIC used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GONADOTROPIC (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to or involving gonadotropin

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Synonyms:

gonadotrophic; gonadotropic

Pertainym:

gonadotropin (hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary gland and placenta; stimulates the gonads and controls reproductive activity)

Derivation:

gonadotropin (hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary gland and placenta; stimulates the gonads and controls reproductive activity)

 Context examples 

This allele, which encodes gonadotropin-releasing hormone receptor protein, is involved in both the neuroregulatoion of reproduction and in the release of gonadotropic luteinizing hormone and follicle stimulating hormone.

(GNRHR wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)