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gonadotrophin

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go⋅nad⋅o⋅tro⋅pin

[goh-nad-uh-troh-pin, gon-uh-doh-]
–noun Biochemistry.
a gonadotropic substance.
Also, go⋅nad⋅o⋅tro⋅phin [goh-nad-uh-troh-fin, gon-uh-doh-] .


Origin:
1935–40; gonadotrop(ic) + -in 2
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go·nad·o·tro·pin   (gō-nād'ə-trō'pĭn, -trŏp'ĭn)   
n.  A hormone that stimulates the growth and activity of the gonads, especially any of several pituitary hormones that stimulate the function of the ovaries and testes.
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Main Entry: go·nad·o·tro·pin
Pronunciation: -'trO-p&n
Variant: also go·nad·o·tro·phin /-f&n/
Function: noun
: a gonadotropic hormone (as follicle-stimulating hormone)
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gonadotropin go·nad·o·tro·pin (gō-nād'ə-trō'pĭn, -trŏp'ĭn) or go·nad·o·tro·phin (-trō'fĭn, -trō'pĭn)
n.
A hormone that stimulates the growth and activity of the gonads, especially any of several pituitary hormones that stimulate the function of the ovaries and testes. Also called gonadotropic hormone.

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