-tropin

noun combining form

Definition of -TROPIN

: hormone <gonadotropin> <somatotropin>

-tropin or -trophin

-tropin, alteration of -trophin, from -trophic + ¹-in

Medical Dictionary

noun combining form -tro·pin \ˈtrō-pən\

: hormone <gonadotropin> <somatotropin>

-tro·pin or -tro·phin \-fən\

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