Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun prolactin

1 sense of prolactin

Sense 1
prolactin, lactogenic hormone, luteotropin -- (gonadotropic hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary; in females it stimulates growth of the mammary glands and lactation after parturition)
       => lactogen -- (any agent that enhances milk production)
       => gonadotropin, gonadotrophin, gonadotropic hormone, gonadotrophic hormone -- (hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary gland and placenta; stimulates the gonads and controls reproductive activity)