gonadotropic

adjective go·nad·o·trop·ic \gō-ˌna-də-ˈträ-pik\

Definition of GONADOTROPIC

: acting on or stimulating the gonads

go·nad·o·trop·ic also go·nad·o·tro·phic \-ˈtrō-fik, -ˈträ-\

circa 1923

Medical Dictionary

adjective go·nad·o·trop·ic \gō-ˌnad-ə-ˈträp-ik\

: acting on or stimulating the gonads

go·nad·o·trop·ic also go·nad·o·tro·phic \-ˈtrō-fik, -ˈträf-ik\

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