Meanings
noungonadotropin (plural gonadotropins)
plural gonadotropins · alternative gonadotrophin
- Any of a group of protein hormones secreted by gonadotrope cells of the pituitary gland of vertebrates.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounhormone secreted by the anterior pituitary gland and placenta; stimulates the gonads and controls reproductive activity
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵenh₁-redup.
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵíǵn̥h₁eti
- Proto-Hellenic*gígnomai
- Ancient Greekγίγνομαι (gígnomai)
- Ancient Greekγονή (gonḗ)
- New Latingonadēs
- Englishgonad
- Englishgonado-
- Proto-Indo-European*trep-
- Ancient Greekτρέπω (trépō)
- Ancient Greekτρόπος (trópos)
- Latintropus
- Englishgonadotrope
- Englishgonado-
- Ancient Greekτρέπω (trépō)
- Ancient Greekτροπή (tropḗ)
- Ancient Greekτροπῐκός (tropĭkós)
- Englishgonadotropin
From gonadotrope + -in, or from gonado- + -tropin.
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APA
gonadotropin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gonadotropin
MLA
“gonadotropin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gonadotropin. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gonadotropin,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gonadotropin.
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