Gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) Written By: Gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH), also known as luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone, a neurohormone consisting of 10 amino acids that is produced in the arcuate nuclei of the hypothalamus. GnRH stimulates the synthesis and secretion of the two gonadotropinsâluteinizing hormone (LH) and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)âby the anterior pituitary gland.
Obturator (noun). that which closes or stops an opening. Obturator (noun). an apparatus designed to close an unnatural opening, as a fissure of the palate. Obturator (adj). serving as an obturator; closing an opening; pertaining to, or in the region of, the obturator foramen; as, the obturator nerve. Origin: [NL., fr.L. obturare to stop up: cf.n apparatus designed to close an unnatural opening, as a fissure of the palate. Obturator (adj). serving as an obturator; closing an opening; pertaining to, or in the region of, the obturator foramen; as, the obturator nerve. Origin: [NL., fr.
A star-shaped figure (*) used chiefly to indicate an omission, a reference to a footnote, or an unattested word, sound, or affix. 2. Mathematics A symbol used to indicate multiplication, as in 2 * 3 = 6. tr.v. asÂ·terÂ·isked, asÂ·terÂ·iskÂ·ing, asÂ·terÂ·isks. To mark with an asterisk. Usage Note: The phonological phenomenon of metathesis involves the transposition of sounds or syllables in a word. Metathesis is responsible for the common rendering of ask as aks or ax.