leuprorelin
US/ˌlu.pɹəˈɹɛl.ɪn/
leuprorelin noun: a 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.
Noun
leuprorelin (uncountable)
- A 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.
Forms of leuprorelin
| alternative US | leuprolide |
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Origin of leuprorelin
From Translingual Leu + Pro + English -relin (“LHRH release–stimulating peptide”).
Questions about leuprorelin
- What does leuprorelin mean?
- Leuprorelin means a 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.
- What part of speech is leuprorelin?
- Leuprorelin is a noun.
- How do you pronounce leuprorelin?
- Leuprorelin is pronounced /ˌlu.pɹəˈɹɛl.ɪn/ (US).
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