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hormone
noun(hor-mone)a product of living cells that circulates in body fluids (such as blood) or sap and produces a specific often stimulatory effect on the activity of cells usually remote from its point of origin; also : a synthetic substance that acts like a hormone
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noun(hor-mone)sex hormone
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noun(hor-mone)the therapeutic use of hormones typically to increase diminished levels in the body : hormone therapy; especially : the administration of estrogen often along with a synthetic progestin especially to ameliorate the symptoms of menopause and reduce the risk of postmenopausal osteoporosis —abbreviation HRT
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noun(hor-mone)the therapeutic use of hormones: such as
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noun(hor-mone)the administration of hormones especially to increase diminished levels in the body; especially : hormone replacement therapy
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noun(hor-mone)therapy involving the use of drugs or surgical procedures to suppress the production of or to inhibit the effects of a hormone (such as estrogen or testosterone)
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noun(hor-mone)acth
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noun(hor-mone)vasopressin
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noun(hor-mone)a hormone that is secreted by neurosecretory cells of the insect brain and that stimulates the prothoracic glands to secrete ecdysone
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noun(hor-mone)any of various hormones (such as serotonin) produced in or acting on the vertebrate brain or central nervous system —not usually used technically
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noun(hor-mone)a hormone produced by the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland that stimulates the growth of the ovum-containing follicles in the ovary and activates sperm-forming cells —abbreviation FSH
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noun(hor-mone)a hormone secreted by the hypothalamus that stimulates the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland to release gonadotropins (such as luteinizing hormone and follicle-stimulating hormone) —abbreviation GnRH—called also luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone
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noun(hor-mone)a vertebrate polypeptide hormone that is secreted by the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland and regulates growth; also : a recombinant version of this hormone —called also somatotropin
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noun(hor-mone)growth regulator
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noun(hor-mone)the naturally occurring growth hormone of humans or a genetically engineered form that is used to treat children with growth hormone deficiencies and has been used especially by athletes to increase muscle mass