Meanings
- uncountablebiochemistryA hormone, produced by anterior part of the pituitary gland, that stimulates ovulation and the development of the corpus luteum in female mammals, and the production of androgens by male mammals.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA hormone, produced by anterior part of the pituitary gland, that stimulates ovulation and the development of the corpus luteum in female mammals, and the production of androgens by male mammals.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna gonadotropic hormone that is secreted by the anterior pituitary; stimulates ovulation in female mammals and stimulates androgen release in male mammals
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Latinluteus“yellow”
- Englishluteinizing hormone
“Luteinizing” is derived from Latin luteus (“yellow”). The luteinizing hormone stimulates the development of the corpus luteum (literally “yellow body”), which is yellow in colour.
More words from Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Greek ωχρινοτροπίνη
- ωχρινοτροπίνη (ochrinotropíni)hormone
Italian ormone luteinizzante
- ormone luteinizzantehormone
Portuguese hormônio luteinizante, hormona luteinizante
- hormônio luteinizantehormone
- hormona luteinizantehormone
Spanish hormona luteinizante
- hormona luteinizantehormone
Swedish luteiniserande hormon
- luteiniserande hormonhormone
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luteinizing hormone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/luteinizing%20hormone
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