1. Descriptive of or relating to the actions of a gonadotropin. 2. Promoting the growth and/or function of the gonads. SYN: gonadotrophic. [gonado- + G. trope, a turning]
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go·nad·o·trop·ic gō-.nad-ə-'träp-ik also go·nad·o·tro·phic -'trō-fik, -'träf-ik adj acting on or stimulating the gonads
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go·nado·tro·pic (go″nə-do-troґpik) [gonado- + -tropic] stimulating the gonads; applied to hormones of the anterior pituitary.Medical dictionary. 2011.