hormone
Any substance produced by one tissue and conveyed by the bloodstream to another to…Any substance produced by one tissue and conveyed by the bloodstream to another to effect physiological activity.
» Estrogen is a hormone.
Эстроген - это гормон.
Естроген — це гормон.
Meaning
4 sensesAny substance produced by one tissue and conveyed by the bloodstream to another to effect physiological activity.
Hormon
гормо́нgormón, инкре́тinkrét
гормо́нhormón
A synthetic compound with the same activity.
A synthetic compound with the same activity.
(colloquial, usually plural)Sex hormones, as used in hormone replacement therapy for transgender or intersex people.
I'm going to be going to slightly higher doses of hormones soon.
Any similar substance in plants.
- the secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect
Examples
44 sentencesEstrogen is a hormone.
Естроген — це гормон.
ruЭстроген - это гормон.
What are hormones?
Testosterone is the hormone of aggressivity.
Тестостерон — гормон агресивності.
I am receiving hormone replacement therapy.
deIch mache gerade eine Hormonersatztherapie.
The pancreas secretes enzymes and hormones.
Translations
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Origin
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ὁρμῶν (hormôn), present participle of ὁρμάω (hormáō,Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ὁρμῶν (hormôn), present participle of ὁρμάω (hormáō, “to set in motion, to urge on”), from ὁρμή (hormḗ, “rapid motion forwards, onrush, onset, assault, impulse to do a thing, effort”).
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Forms
plural: hormonesSynonyms
3 synonyms- the secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect:endocrineinternal secretion