Term: follicle-stimulating hormone: a gonadotropic hormone that is secreted by the anterior pituitary and stimulates growth of Graafian follicles in female mammals, and activates the cells in male mammals that form sperm
Broader: gonadotropin: hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary gland and placenta; stimulates the gonads and controls reproductive activity | Unrelated: pullover: a sweater that is put on by pulling it over the head
Broader: gonadotropin: hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary gland and placenta; stimulates the gonads and controls reproductive activity | Unrelated: tomato sauce: sauce made with a puree of tomatoes (or strained tomatoes) with savory vegetables and other seasonings; can be used on pasta
Broader: gonadotropin: hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary gland and placenta; stimulates the gonads and controls reproductive activity | Unrelated: sea spray: spray from ocean waves
Broader: gonadotropin: hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary gland and placenta; stimulates the gonads and controls reproductive activity | Unrelated: justiciar: formerly a high judicial officer
Broader: gonadotropin: hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary gland and placenta; stimulates the gonads and controls reproductive activity | Unrelated: body part: any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity
Broader: gonadotropin: hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary gland and placenta; stimulates the gonads and controls reproductive activity | Unrelated: root hair: thin hairlike outgrowth of an epidermal cell just behind the tip; absorbs nutrients from the soil
Broader: gonadotropin: hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary gland and placenta; stimulates the gonads and controls reproductive activity | Unrelated: principle of relativity: (physics) a universal law that states that the laws of mechanics are not affected by a uniform rectilinear motion of the system of coordinates to which they are referred
Broader: gonadotropin: hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary gland and placenta; stimulates the gonads and controls reproductive activity | Unrelated: low tide: the lowest (farthest) ebb of the tide
Broader: gonadotropin: hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary gland and placenta; stimulates the gonads and controls reproductive activity | Unrelated: shakers: a celibate and communistic Christian sect in the United States
Broader: gonadotropin: hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary gland and placenta; stimulates the gonads and controls reproductive activity | Unrelated: corner: an interior angle formed by two meeting walls