gonadotropic hormone
- noun
- /ˌɡoʊnəˈdrɒtɪpɪk ˈhɔːrmoʊn/
- Specialized
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hormona gonadotrópica
- Follicle-stimulating hormone and luteinizing hormone are both types of gonadotropic hormone involved in reproduction.
Examples
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During pregnancy, the placenta produces a gonadotropic hormone called human chorionic gonadotropin.
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The doctor explained that abnormal levels of gonadotropic hormone could impact fertility.
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The gonadotropic hormone is essential for reproductive health.
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Doctors often measure gonadotropic hormones in fertility tests.
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During pregnancy, the placenta produces a gonadotropic hormone called human chorionic gonadotropin.
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Follicle-stimulating hormone and luteinizing hormone are both types of gonadotropic hormone involved in reproduction.
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The doctor explained that abnormal levels of gonadotropic hormone could impact fertility.
Synonyms
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9.4
A body chemical that makes the sex organs work and controls reproduction
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8.3
A hormone that makes the sex organs, like ovaries or testes, work and controls reproduction
Surface Forms
Morphology
The noun phrase is a straightforward adjective + noun composition: 'gonadotropic' means 'pertaining to hormones that affect the gonads/reproductive organs' and 'hormone' is a glandular chemical, so the combined meaning is literally 'a hormone that acts on the gonads'. This compositional pattern is standard and cross-linguistically common, so a learner who knows both constituents would be able to infer the MWE's meaning despite its technical register.
Etymology
Gonadotropic hormone comes from two parts that show its job: gonado- refers to the 'gonads', the reproductive organs, and -tropic means 'acting on' or 'turning to'. So a gonadotropic hormone is a hormone that 'acts on' the gonads to make them work, which is why the name now means hormones that control reproduction.