luteinizing hormone en · NOUN
Etymology
“Luteinizing” is derived from Latin luteus (“yellow”). The luteinizing hormone stimulates the development of the corpus luteum (literally “yellow body”), which is yellow in colour.
Meanings
- (uncountable) A hormone, produced by anterior part of the pituitary gland, that stimulates ovulation and the development of the corpus luteum in female mammals, and the production of androgens by male mammals.
Deriveds
luteinizing hormone-releasing factor · luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone
Synonyms
Translations (6)
it ormone luteinizzante (hormone) · pt hormônio luteinizante (hormone) · pt hormona luteinizante (hormone) · sv luteiniserande hormon (hormone) · es hormona luteinizante (hormone) · el ωχρινοτροπίνη (hormone)