prolactin

Noun

pro=lac=tin

WORDNET DICTIONARY

prolactin(n = noun.substance) lactogenic hormone, luteotropin - gonadotropic hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary; in females it stimulates growth of the mammary glands and lactation after parturition; Array

is a kind of gonadotrophic hormone, gonadotrophin, gonadotropic hormone, gonadotropin, lactogen

prolactin, n. a hormone released from the anterior pituitary gland that stimulates milk production after childbirth.

Etymology

PRO-(1) + LACTATION

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