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noun
A peptide gonadotrophic hormone secreted by the pituitary gland; it stimulates growth of the mammary glands and lactation in females.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, microbiology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
gonadotropic hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary; in females it stimulates growth of the mammary glands and lactation after parturition
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: lactogenic hormone, luteotropin
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: gonadotropin, gonadotrophin, gonadotropic hormone, gonadotrophic hormone, lactogen
History
From pro- (from Ancient Greek πρό (pró, “before”)) + lact- (variation of lacto-, from Latin lac (“milk”)) + -in (modification of -ine).
Across languages
19 source translations are retained for this English entry.
