LUTEOTROPIN as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • gonadotropic hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary
   • in females it stimulates growth of the mammary glands and lactation after parturition
   Synonym(s)
   • lactogenic hormone (what does lactogenic hormone mean?)
   • prolactin (what does prolactin mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) luteotropin is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • lactogen (what does lactogen mean?)
   • gonadotropin (what does gonadotropin mean?)
   • gonadotrophin (what does gonadotrophin mean?)
   • gonadotropic hormone (what does gonadotropic hormone mean?)
   • gonadotrophic hormone (what does gonadotrophic hormone mean?)