GONADOTROPIN: Dictionary Entry and Meaning

Pronunciation:			gow`nadu'trowpin
Matching Terms:			gonadotropic, gonadotropic hormone, gonadotropic hormones, gonadotropin releasing hormone, gonadotropins
WordNet Dictionary
	Definition:		[n]  hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary gland and placenta; stimulates the gonads and controls reproductive activity
	Synonyms:		gonadotrophic hormone, gonadotrophin, gonadotropic hormone
	See Also:		follicle-stimulating hormone, FSH, HCG, hormone, human chorionic gonadotrophin, human chorionic gonadotropin, ICSH, internal secretion, interstitial cell-stimulating hormone, lactogenic hormone, LH, luteinizing hormone, luteotropin, prolactin
Medical Dictionary
	Definition:		A hormone that induces, or speeds up, the production of eggs in a woman.