luteotropic, luteotrophic

luteotropic, luteotrophic: Having a stimulating action on the development and function of the corpus luteum.

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luteotropic hormone — or luteotrophic hormone n PROLACTIN * * * prolactin … Medical dictionary
luteotropic — adjective see luteotrophic * * * /looh tee euh trop ik, troh pik/, adj. affecting the corpus luteum. Also, luteotrophic /looh tee euh trof ik, troh fik/. [1940 45; LUTEO + TROPIC] … Useful english dictionary
luteotropic — or luteotrophic adjective Date: 1941 acting on the corpora lutea … New Collegiate Dictionary
luteotropic hormone — or luteotrophic hormone noun Date: 1949 prolactin … New Collegiate Dictionary
luteotrophic — adjective see luteotropic … New Collegiate Dictionary
luteotrophic hormone — noun see luteotropic hormone … New Collegiate Dictionary
luteotropic — /looh tee euh trop ik, troh pik/, adj. affecting the corpus luteum. Also, luteotrophic /looh tee euh trof ik, troh fik/. [1940 45; LUTEO + TROPIC] * * * … Universalium
prolactin — A protein hormone of the anterior lobe of the hypophysis that stimulates the secretion of milk and possibly, during pregnancy, breast growth. SYN: galactopoietic hormone, lactation hormone … Medical dictionary

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