| gonadotropin-releasing factor | <hormone> The peptide hormone that control reproductive function. It produced and released by the hypothalamus and controls the production and release of gonadotrophins from the pituitary gland. It causes the production of luteinising hormone and follicle-stimulating hormone. Synonym: gonadotropin-releasing factor, gonadotropin-releasing hormone, luteinizing hormone/follicle-stimulating hormone-releasing factor, gonadoliberin. Origin: Gonad + L. Libero, to free, + -in (19 Sep 2002) |
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| gonadotropin-releasing hormone | <hormone> The peptide hormone that control reproductive function. It produced and released by the hypothalamus and controls the production and release of gonadotrophins from the pituitary gland. It causes the production of luteinising hormone and follicle-stimulating hormone. Synonym: gonadotropin-releasing factor, gonadotropin-releasing hormone, luteinizing hormone/follicle-stimulating hormone-releasing factor, gonadoliberin. Origin: Gonad + L. Libero, to free, + -in (19 Sep 2002) |
| gonadotropins | <endocrinology> Group of glycoprotein hormones from the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland. They stimulate growth of the gonads and the secretion of sex hormones. Examples: follicle-stimulating hormone, luteinising hormone, chorionic gonadotrophin. (18 Nov 1997) |
| gonadotropins, equine | Polypeptide hormones secreted in pregnant mares at the junction of the placenta and endometrial cups. Preparations of this taken from the blood serum of pregnant mares have been used in the treatment of infertility, pituitary dwarfism, cryptorchidism, and other conditions in both human males and females. (12 Dec 1998) |
| gonads | <anatomy> The gamete-producing glands, ovary or testis. (12 Dec 1998) |
| gonaduct | Synonym: seminal duct, uterine tube. Origin: Gonado-+ duct (05 Mar 2000) |
| gonakie | <botany> An African timber tree (Acacia Adansonii). Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| gonalgia | Pain in the knee. Origin: G. Gony, knee, + algos, pain (05 Mar 2000) |
| gonane | The hypothetical parent hydrocarbon molecule of gonadal steroid hormones, such as estrane or androstane, which was conceived to achieve forms of systematic nomenclature. (05 Mar 2000) |
| gonanes | Steroids containing the fundamental tetracyclic unit with no methyl groups at c-10 and c-13 and with no side chain at c-17. The concept includes both saturated and unsaturated derivatives. (12 Dec 1998) |
| gonangium | Origin: NL, fr. Gr. Offspring + vessel. <zoology> See Gonotheca. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| gonarthritis | Inflammation of the knee joint. Origin: G. Gony, knee, + arthron, joint, + -itis, inflammation (05 Mar 2000) |
| gonarthrotomy | Incision into the knee joint. Origin: G. Gony, knee, + arthron, joint, + tome, incision (05 Mar 2000) |
| gonatagra | An obsolete term for gout in the knee. Origin: G. Gony, knee, + agra, seizure (05 Mar 2000) |
| gonatocele | An obsolete term for tumour of the knee. Origin: G. Gony, knee, + kele, tumour (05 Mar 2000) |