- luteotropic
- or luteotrophic adjective Date: 1941 acting on the corpora lutea
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
luteotropic
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luteotropic hormone — or luteotrophic hormone n PROLACTIN * * * prolactin … Medical dictionary
luteotropic — /looh tee euh trop ik, troh pik/, adj. affecting the corpus luteum. Also, luteotrophic /looh tee euh trof ik, troh fik/. [1940 45; LUTEO + TROPIC] * * * … Universalium
luteotropic — lu·teo·tro·pic .lüt ē ə trō pik, träp ik or lu·teo·tro·phic trō fik, träf ik adj acting on the corpora lutea * * * lu·teo·tro·pic (loo″te o troґpik) stimulating the formation of the corpus luteum … Medical dictionary
luteotropic — adj. (Biochemistry) influencing the corpus luteum (yellow ovarian body) … English contemporary dictionary
luteotropic — lu·teo·trop·ic … English syllables
luteotropic — lu•te•o•trop•ic [[t]ˌlu ti əˈtrɒp ɪk, ˈtroʊ pɪk[/t]] also lu•te•o•troph•ic [[t] ˈtrɒf ɪk, ˈtroʊ fɪk[/t]] adj. anat. zool. affecting the corpus luteum • Etymology: 1940–45; corpus lute(um)+ o + tropic … From formal English to slang
luteotropic — adjective see luteotrophic * * * /looh tee euh trop ik, troh pik/, adj. affecting the corpus luteum. Also, luteotrophic /looh tee euh trof ik, troh fik/. [1940 45; LUTEO + TROPIC] … Useful english dictionary
luteotropic hormone — or luteotrophic hormone noun Date: 1949 prolactin … New Collegiate Dictionary
luteotropic, luteotrophic — Having a stimulating action on the development and function of the corpus luteum … Medical dictionary
luteotropic hormone — … Useful english dictionary
