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luteotropin

luteotropin noun: prolactin; a peptide gonadotrophic hormone secreted by the pituitary gland that stimulates growth of the mammary glands and lactation in females.

Noun

luteotropin (countable and uncountable, plural luteotropins)

  1. Prolactin; a peptide gonadotrophic hormone secreted by the pituitary gland that stimulates growth of the mammary glands and lactation in females.

Forms of luteotropin

pluralluteotropins

Origin of luteotropin

From luteo- + tropin.

Questions about luteotropin

What does luteotropin mean?
Luteotropin means prolactin; a peptide gonadotrophic hormone secreted by the pituitary gland that stimulates growth of the mammary glands and lactation in females.
What part of speech is luteotropin?
Luteotropin is a noun.
What is the plural of luteotropin?
The plural of luteotropin is luteotropins.

Words near luteotropin in the dictionary

  1. luteostasis
  2. luteotrophic
  3. luteotrophin
  4. luteotrophins
  5. luteotropic
  6. luteotropin
  7. luteotropins
  8. luteous
  9. luteously
  10. luteoviral
  11. luteovirid

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