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1. hormone-replacement_therapy
noun. hormones (estrogen and progestin) are given to postmenopausal women; believed to protect them from heart disease and osteoporosis.
Synonyms
Rhymes with Steroid Hormone
Sentences with steroid-hormone
1. Noun Phrase
Dehydroepiandrosterone, DHEA, is one of the most abundant steroid hormones in your body.
2. Noun Phrase
Another vegetable that contains the male steroid hormone androstenone is parsnips.
3. Noun Phrase
Like steroid sex hormones, cortisol is also a steroid hormone that is made from cholesterol.
4. Noun Phrase
Celery contains a male steroid hormone known as androstenone.
2. hormone
noun. ['ˈhɔrˌmoʊn'] the secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect.
Synonyms
- parathormone
- Pitressin
- glucocorticoid
- TRF
- thyrotropin-releasing hormone
- thyroid hormone
- TRH
- somatotropic hormone
- epinephrine
- releasing hormone
- MSH
- somatotrophin
- glucagon
- adrenosterone
- thyrotropin-releasing factor
- corticotropin
- thyrotropic hormone
- Pitocin
- thyrotrophic hormone
- secretion
- catecholamine
- steroid
- STH
- somatotropin
- releasing factor
- TSH
- gonadotrophin
- parathyroid hormone
- adrenocorticotropin
- gonadotropic hormone
- epinephrin
- gonadotropin
- ADH
- hypothalamic releasing hormone
- sex hormone
- protirelin
- relaxin
- human growth hormone
- neurohormone
- adrenocorticotrophin
- endocrine
- RH
- gonadotrophic hormone
- vasopressin
- oxytocin
- antidiuretic hormone
- melanocyte-stimulating hormone
- internal secretion
- melatonin
- thyroid-stimulating hormone
- adrenocorticotropic hormone
- hypothalamic releasing factor
- corticotrophin
- adrenaline
- thyrotrophin
- Adrenalin
- somatotrophic hormone
- thymosin
- growth hormone
- ACTH
- insulin
- GI hormones
- steroid hormone
- thyrotropin
- adrenocorticotrophic hormone
Etymology
- ὁρμή (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
- ὁρμάω (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
- ὁρμῶν (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
3. steroid
noun. ['stɝˈɔɪd'] any of several fat-soluble organic compounds having as a basis 17 carbon atoms in four rings; many have important physiological effects.
