estrogen
English Thesaurus
1. a general term for female steroid sex hormones that are secreted by the ovary and responsible for typical female sexual characteristics (noun.substance)
| hyponym | : | estradiol, oestradiol, |
| definition | : | the most powerful female hormone that occurs naturally; synthesized and used to treat estrogen deficiency and breast cancer (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | estriol, oestriol, |
| definition | : | a naturally occurring estrogenic hormone; a synthetic form is used to treat estrogen deficiency (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | estrone, estronol, oestrone, theelin, |
| definition | : | a naturally occurring weak estrogenic hormone secreted by the mammalian ovary; synthesized (trade name Estronol) and used to treat estrogen deficiency (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | hexestrol, |
| definition | : | estrogen compound used to treat menstrual irregularities and menopausal symptoms and to prevent pregnancy (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | mestranol, |
| definition | : | a synthetic form of estrogen used in combination with a progestin in oral contraceptives (noun.substance) |
| derivation | : | estrogenic, |
| definition | : | relating to or caused by estrogen (adj.pert) |
| derivation | : | estrogenic, |
| definition | : | relating to or caused by estrogen (adj.pert) |
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