gonadotropic

gonadotropic
1. Descriptive of or relating to the actions of a gonadotropin. 2. Promoting the growth and/or function of the gonads. SYN: gonadotrophic. [gonado- + G. trope, a turning]

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go·nad·o·trop·ic gō-.nad-ə-'träp-ik also go·nad·o·tro·phic -'trō-fik, -'träf-ik adj acting on or stimulating the gonads

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go·nado·tro·pic (go″nə-do-troґpik) [gonado- + -tropic] stimulating the gonads; applied to hormones of the anterior pituitary.

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  • gonadotropic hormone — gonadotropic hormone. См. гонадотропины. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

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  • gonadotropic — also gonadotrophic adjective Date: circa 1923 acting on or stimulating the gonads …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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  • gonadotropic — adj. of a substance which encourages the development or activity of the ovaries and testes (Chemistry) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • gonadotropic — gonado·trop·ic …   English syllables

  • gonadotropic — go•nad•o•trop•ic [[t]goʊˌnæd əˈtrɒp ɪk, ˈtroʊ pɪk[/t]] adj. biochem. affecting the development or activity of the ovary or testis • Etymology: 1930–35 …   From formal English to slang

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