English > gonadotropic hormone: 1 sense > noun 1, body| Meaning | hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary gland and placenta; stimulates the gonads and controls reproductive activity. |
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| Synonyms | gonadotropin, gonadotrophin, gonadotrophic hormone |
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| Narrower | follicle-stimulating hormone, FSH | A gonadotropic hormone that is secreted by the anterior pituitary and stimulates growth of Graafian follicles in female mammals, and activates the cells in male mammals that form sperm |
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| human chorionic gonadotropin, human chorionic gonadotrophin, HCG | hormone produced early in pregnancy by the placenta |
| luteinizing hormone, LH, interstitial cell-stimulating hormone, ICSH | A gonadotropic hormone that is secreted by the anterior pituitary |
| prolactin, lactogenic hormone, luteotropin | gonadotropic hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary |
| Broader | hormone, endocrine, internal secretion | The secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect |
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| Spanish | gonadotrofina, gonadotropina |
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| Catalan | gonadotrofina, gonadotropina |
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