English > estrogen: 1 sense > noun 1, substance| Meaning | 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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| Synonym | oestrogen |
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| Narrower | diethylstilbestrol, diethylstilboestrol, stilbestrol, stilboestrol, DES | A potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry |
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| estradiol, oestradiol | The most powerful female hormone that occurs naturally |
| estriol, oestriol | A naturally occurring estrogenic hormone |
| estrone, oestrone, theelin, Estronol | A naturally occurring weak estrogenic hormone secreted by the mammalian ovary |
| hexestrol | estrogen compound used to treat menstrual irregularities and menopausal symptoms and to prevent pregnancy |
| mestranol | A synthetic form of estrogen used in combination with a progestin in oral contraceptives |
| Broader | steroid hormone, steroid, sex hormone | Any hormone affecting the development and growth of sex organs |
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| Spanish | estrógeno |
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| Catalan | estrogen |
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| Adjectives | estrogenic | relating to or caused by estrogen |
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