NOM | substance | estrogen | a general term for female steroid sex hormones that are secreted by the ovary and responsible for typical female sexual characteristics |
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Sentit | A general term for female steroid sex hormones that are secreted by the ovary and responsible for typical female sexual characteristics. | |
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Específic | dietilestilbestrol | A potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry |
estradiol | The most powerful female hormone that occurs naturally | |
estriol | A naturally occurring estrogenic hormone | |
estrona | A naturally occurring weak estrogenic hormone secreted by the mammalian ovary | |
mestranol | A synthetic form of estrogen used in combination with a progestin in oral contraceptives | |
General | esteroide, hormona esteroide | Any hormone affecting the development and growth of sex organs |
Anglès | estrogen, oestrogen | |
Espanyol | estrógeno | |
Adjectius | estrogènic | relating to or caused by estrogen |
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