'gonadotropin' definitions:
Definition of 'gonadotropin'
From: WordNet
noun
Hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary gland and placenta; stimulates the gonads and controls reproductive activity [syn: gonadotropin, gonadotrophin, gonadotropic hormone, gonadotrophic hormone]
Definition of 'gonadotropin'
From: GCIDE
- gonadotropin \gonadotropin\ n. (Physiology) A hormone secreted by the pituitary gland and placenta, which stimulates the gonads and controls reproductive activity.
- Syn: gonadotropic hormone. [WordNet 1.5]