gonadotropin vs endocrine

endocrine vs gonadotropin

gonadotropin and endocrine both are nouns.

gonadotropin is not an adjective while endocrine is an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
gonadotropin	Yes	No	No	No
endocrine	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, endocrine is a hypernym of gonadotropin; that is, endocrine is a word with a broader meaning than gonadotropin:

gonadotropin: hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary gland and placenta; stimulates the gonads and controls reproductive activity
endocrine: the secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect

Other hypernyms of gonadotropin include hormone, internal secretion.

gonadotropin (noun)	endocrine (noun)
hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary gland and placenta; stimulates the gonads and controls reproductive activity	the secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect
	any of the glands of the endocrine system that secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream

gonadotropin (adjective)	endocrine (adjective)
	of or belonging to endocrine glands or their secretions

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