Look up: oestrogen

1. Oestrogen
   A steroid hormone responsible for the development of female characteristics in mammals. The proper name for it is 'estradiol'.
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2. oestrogen
   (Humans as organisms) female hormone secreted by the ovaries
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3. oestrogen
   A hormone produced by the ovaries which plays many roles throughout the body, but is particularly influential, along with the hormone progesterone, in regulating the reproductive cycle.
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4. Oestrogen
   Female sex hormone.
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5. Oestrogen
   Hormone, produced mainly by the ovaries, responsible for female sexual development and female secondary sex characteristics
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6. Oestrogen
   Hormone that controls female sexual development.
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7. Oestrogen
   One of the two female sex hormones.
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8. Oestrogen
   a group of hormones (produced mainly in the ovaries) that are necessary for female sexual development and reproductive functioning
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9. Oestrogen
   Hormones are substances secreted directly into the bloodstream and are produced by several glands and organs in the body such as the ovaries, thyroid, pancreas, pituitary, liver and others. Hormones travel through the bloodstream from where they are produced to where they interact with receptors to ...
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10. oestrogen
    one of the two female sex hormones Category: Medicine
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11. Oestrogen
    Female sex hormone.
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12. oestrogen
    (= estrogen (USA)) A type of hormone that induces oestrus (‘heat`) in female animals. It controls changes in the uterus that precede ovulation, and is responsible for development of secondary sexual characteristics in pubescent girls. Some tumours are sensitive to oestrogens. See oestradiol.
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13. oestrogen
    <endocrinology, hormone> A generic term for oestrus producing steroid compounds, the female sex hormones. ... In humans, oestrogen is formed in the ovary, possibly the adrenal cortex, the testis and the foetoplacental unit, it has various functions in both sexes. It is responsible for the deve...
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14. oestrogen
    a generic term for oestrus-producing steroid compounds; the female sex hormones. In humans, oestrogen is formed in the ovary, possibly the adrenal cortex, the testis, and the foetoplacental unit; it has various functions in both sexes. It is responsible for the development of the female secondary se...
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15. oestrogen
    Oestrogens are hormones which are primarily produced in sexually mature female animals. They regulate the development of typical female characteristics (e.g. breast development) and the onset of the oestrus cycle. Small levels of oestrogens are also found in males
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16. Oestrogen
    Oestrogen is a hormone produced in the ovary of a vertebrate.
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17. oestrogen
    Type: Term Pronunciation: es′trō-jen Synonyms: estrogen
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18. oestrogen
    Any of a group of hormones produced by the ovaries of vertebrates; the term is also used for various synthetic hormones that mimic their effects. The principal oestrogen in mammals is oestradiol. Oestrogens control female sexual development, promote the growth of female secondary sexual characteristics at puberty, stimulate egg (ovum) productio...
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