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noun
Any of a group of protein hormones secreted by gonadotrope cells of the pituitary gland of vertebrates.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary gland and placenta; stimulates the gonads and controls reproductive activity
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: gonadotrophin, gonadotropic hormone, gonadotrophic hormone
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: hormone, endocrine, internal secretion
Narrower terms: follicle-stimulating hormone, FSH, human chorionic gonadotropin, human chorionic gonadotrophin, HCG, luteinizing hormone, LH, interstitial cell-stimulating hormone, ICSH, prolactin, lactogenic hormone, luteotropin
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh1- Proto-Indo-European *ǵíǵn̥h1eti Proto-Hellenic *gígnomai Ancient Greek γίγνομαι (gígnomai) Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek γονή (gonḗ) Ancient Greek -άζω (-ázō) Ancient Greek -ᾰ́ς (-ắs) New Latin gonadēsbor. English gonad Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English gonado- Proto-Indo-European *trep-der. Ancient Greek τρέπω (trépō) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Hellenic *-os Ancient Greek -ος (-os) Ancient Greek τρόπος (trópos)der. Latin tropusder. English -trope English gonadotrope Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ineclip. English -in ▲ English gonado- ▲ Ancient Greek τρέπω (trépō) ▲ Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek τροπή (tropḗ) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek τροπῐκός (tropĭkós)bor. English -tropic ▲ English -in English -tropin English gonadotropin From gonadotrope + -in, or from gonado- + -tropin.
