gonadotrope

Questions

What does gonadotrope mean?

A basophil that produces gonadotropin

Where does gonadotrope come from?

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁-redup. Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *ǵíǵn̥h₁eti Proto-Hellenic *gígnomai Ancient Greek γίγνομαι (gígnomai) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-ā́ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek γονή (gonḗ) Ancient Greek -άζω (-ázō) Ancient Greek -ᾰ́ς (-ắs) New Latin gonadēsbor. English gonad Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English gonado- Proto-Indo-European *trep-der. Ancient Greek τρέπω (trépō) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Hellenic *-os Ancient Greek -ος (-os) Ancient Greek τρόπος (trópos)der. Latin tropusder. English -trope English gonadotrope From gonado- + -trope.

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