Hormone
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈhɔːməʊn/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Hormone is a noun meaning (physiology) Any substance produced by one tissue and conveyed by the bloodstream to another to effect physiological activity.
Meaning
(physiology) Any substance produced by one tissue and conveyed by the bloodstream to another to effect physiological activity.
More Meanings
- (pharmacology) A synthetic compound with the same activity.
- (botany) Any similar substance in plants.
- (transitive, colloquial) To treat with hormones.
Example Sentences
Tumours of the adrenal cortex which secreted feminizing hormones […]
Interfemale dominance may be facilitated by female sex hormones as well as adrenal testosterone.
Hormones are the bicycle couriers of the body, delivering chemical messages all around the teeming metropolis that is you.
Gender-affirming hormone therapy may involve testosterone for trans people assigned female at birth (AFAB) and estradiol and anti-androgens for trans people AMAB.
Word Forms
- hormones
- hormoning
- hormoned
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include hormonal, steroid, releasing, refractory, secreting, regulator.
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