Meanings
nounleuprorelin (uncountable)
alternative US leuprolide
- uncountablemedicineA synthetic analog of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (trademark Eligard, Lupron) that downregulates the secretion of gonadotropins, and is administered by injection in the form of its acetate C₅₉H₈₄N₁₆O₁₂·C₂H₄O₂ to treat cancer of the prostate gland, endometriosis, uterine fibroids, and precocious puberty.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*lewk-
- Proto-Indo-European*lewkós
- Proto-Hellenic*leukós
- Ancient Greekλευκός (leukós)
- Englishleucine
- Proto-Indo-European*péh₂wr̥
- Proto-Hellenic*pāwər
- Ancient Greekπῦρ (pûr)
- Ancient Greekπῠρρός (pŭrrhós)
- GermanPyrro
- Englishpyrrole
- Englishpyrrolidine
- Englishproline
- Proto-Italic*wre-
- Latinre-
- Old Frenchre-
- Proto-Indo-European*(s)leg-
- Proto-Indo-European*(s)leg-s-ós
- Latinlaxus
- Latinlaxō
- Vulgar Latin*laxicāre
- Vulgar Latin*lassicāre
- Old Frenchlaschier
- Old Frenchrelaschier
- Old Frenchrelaisser
- Middle Englishrelesen
- Englishrelease
- Englishleuprorelin
From Translingual Leu + Pro + English -relin (“LHRH release–stimulating peptide”).
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APA
leuprorelin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leuprorelin
MLA
“leuprorelin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leuprorelin. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “leuprorelin,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leuprorelin.
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