gonadotropic

American

[goh-nad-uh-trop-ik, -troh-pik, gon-uh-doh-] / goʊˌnæd əˈtrɒp ɪk, -ˈtroʊ pɪk, ˌgɒn ə doʊ- /

Also gonadotrophic

adjective

Biochemistry.

pertaining to substances formed in the anterior pituitary gland that affect the activity of the ovary or testis.

First recorded in 1930–35; gonad + -o- + -tropic

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