English > hormone: 1 sense > noun 1, body| Meaning | The secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect. |
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| Synonyms | endocrine, internal secretion |
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| Narrower | adrenocorticotropic hormone, adrenocorticotrophic hormone, ACTH, adrenocorticotropin, adrenocorticotrophin, corticotropin, corticotrophin | A hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland that stimulates the adrenal cortex |
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| adrenosterone | A steroid / steroid having androgenic activity |
| catecholamine | Any of a group of chemicals including epinephrine and norepinephrine that are produced in the medulla of the adrenal gland |
| epinephrine, epinephrin, adrenaline, Adrenalin | A catecholamine secreted by the adrenal medulla in response to stress (trade name Adrenalin) |
| gastrointestinal hormone, GI hormones | hormones that affect gastrointestinal functioning |
| glucagon | A hormone secreted by the pancreas |
| glucocorticoid | A steroid hormone that is produced by the adrenal cortex of animals |
| gonadotropin, gonadotrophin, gonadotropic hormone, gonadotrophic hormone | hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary gland and placenta |
| insulin | hormone secreted by the isles of Langerhans in the pancreas |
| melanocyte-stimulating hormone, MSH | A hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary gland that controls the degree of pigmentation in melanocytes |
| melatonin | hormone secreted by the pineal gland |
| neurohormone | A hormone that is released by nerve impulses (e.g., norepinephrine or vasopressin) |
| oxytocin, Pitocin | hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitocin) |
| parathyroid hormone, parathormone | hormone synthesized and released into the blood stream by the parathyroid glands |
| relaxin | hormone secreted by the corpus luteum during the last days of pregnancy |
| releasing hormone, RH, releasing factor, hypothalamic releasing hormone, hypothalamic releasing factor | Any of several hormones produced in the hypothalamus and carried by a vein to the anterior pituitary gland where they stimulate the release of anterior pituitary hormones |
| somatotropin, somatotrophin, somatotropic hormone, somatotrophic hormone, STH, human growth hormone, growth hormone | A hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland |
| steroid hormone, steroid, sex hormone | Any hormone affecting the development and growth of sex organs |
| thymosin | hormone secreted by the thymus |
| thyroid hormone | Any of several closely related compounds that are produced by the thyroid gland and are active metabolically |
| thyrotropin, thyrotropic hormone, thyrotrophin, thyrotrophic hormone, thyroid-stimulating hormone, TSH | anterior pituitary hormone that stimulates the function of the thyroid gland |
| thyrotropin-releasing hormone, TRH, thyrotropin-releasing factor, TRF, protirelin | hormone released by the hypothalamus that controls the release of thyroid-stimulating hormone from the anterior pituitary |
| vasopressin, antidiuretic hormone, ADH, Pitressin | hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitressin) and also by nerve endings in the hypothalamus |
| Broader | secretion | A functionally specialized substance (especially one that is not a waste) released from a gland or cell |
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| Spanish | hormona, secreción interna |
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| Catalan | hormona |
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| Adjectives | hormonal | of or relating to or caused by hormones |
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