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gonadotrophic /go·na·do·tro·phic/ (go-nad″ah-tro´fik) gonadotropic.
gonadotrophic
[gō′nədōtrof′ik]
1 pertaining to genitalia.
2 capable of influencing the gonads.
3 relating to the state in which the gonads exert influence on the body.
gonadotropic [go″nah-do-trop´ik]
stimulating the gonads; said of hormones of the anterior pituitary gland.
gonadotrophic
see gonadotropic.
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