noun
gonadotropin
Medical/biological term for hormones that stimulate the gonads. Often used in contexts of fertility treatment or endocrinology.
See also: 性腺刺激ホルモン
ゴナドトロピンは性腺を刺激するホルモンです。
Gonadotropin is a hormone that stimulates the gonads.
Japanese synonym for gonadotropin, literally 'gonad-stimulating hormone'. More descriptive but less common in everyday medical contexts than the katakana loanword.
Loanword from English 'gonadotropin'.