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hormone

Entries 1 to 10 of 22.

  1. hormone
  2. adrenocorticotropic hormone
  3. antidiuretic hormone
  4. brain hormone
  5. follicle–stimulating hormone
  6. gonadotropin–releasing hormone
  7. growth hormone
  8. hormone replacement therapy
  9. human growth hormone
  10. juvenile hormone

Main Entry:
hor·mone Listen to the pronunciation of hormone
Pronunciation:
\ˈhȯr-ˌmōn\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
Greek hormōn, present participle of horman to stir up, from hormē impulse, assault; akin to Greek ornynai to rouse — more at rise
Date:
1905
1: a product of living cells that circulates in body fluids (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 hormone2: sex hormone
— hor·mone·like Listen to the pronunciation of hormonelike \-ˌlīk\ adjective
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