luteotropin
- noun
- /luːˈtiːəʊtrəpɪn/
- Specialized
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luteotropina
- After childbirth, the levels of luteotropin in her body increased, allowing her to produce milk for her newborn.
Examples
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After childbirth, doctors measured increased luteotropin levels to assess the patient's milk production potential.
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Signals from the hypothalamus control the secretion of luteotropin, which then stimulates mammary gland development and milk.
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Researchers compared how reduced luteotropin affected lactation rates across several mammal species in the study.
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The body produces luteotropin to support breastfeeding.
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Doctors often study luteotropins for their role in lactation.
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The role of luteotropin is crucial as it stimulates the growth of mammary glands after a woman gives birth.
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In the study, scientists found that higher luteotropin levels were linked to successful milk production during lactation.
Synonyms
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A hormone made by a small gland in the brain that makes breasts produce milk after childbirth
A hormone that makes the breasts grow and starts milk production after childbirth
Surface Forms
Morphology
luteotropin = luteo + tropin
The term is composed of technical combining forms ('luteo-' + '-tropin') used in medical/biological nomenclature and is not transparently interpretable by an average B1 learner from its parts.
Etymology
The word luteotropin combines luteo- meaning 'yellow' from the 'yellow body' in the ovary and -tropin meaning 'to act on'. So, luteotropin is a hormone that 'acts on' parts of the reproductive system and, after childbirth, helps the mammary glands make milk.