gonado·trop·ic \(|)gō|nadə.|träpik, -rōp-, (|)gä|-, |gänədō.|-\adjective orgonado·tro·phic\-|träfik\ Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary gonad + -o- + -tropic or -trophic : acting on or stimulating the gonads < the gonadotropic hormone of the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland >