gonadotroph pituitary adenoma
1gonadotrope adenoma — gonadotroph adenoma, gonadotroph cell adenoma a rare type of pituitary adenoma made up of gonadotroph like cells that secrete excessive amounts of follicle stimulating hormone or luteinizing hormone, or both; it may cause precocious puberty,… …
2functional adenoma — functioning adenoma a pituitary adenoma that secretes excessive amounts of a hormone; see prolactinoma, corticotroph a., gonadotroph a., growth hormone–secreting a., and thyrotroph a. Called also hyperfunctional or hyperfunctioning a. and… …
3glycoprotein adenoma — glycoprotein hormone adenoma a pituitary adenoma that causes excessive secretion of one of the three glycoprotein hormones (follicle stimulating hormone, luteinizing hormone, and thyrotropin); see gonadotroph a. and thyrotroph a …
4endocrine system, human — ▪ anatomy Introduction group of ductless glands (gland) that regulate body processes by secreting chemical substances called hormones (hormone). Hormones act on nearby tissues or are carried in the bloodstream to act on specific target organs… …
