| NOUN | body | prostaglandin | a potent substance that acts like a hormone and is found in many bodily tissues (and especially in semen) |
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| Sounds | prowstaeglae'ndihn | |
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| Rhymes | Adrenalin ... zeppelin / Zeppelin: 223 rhymes with ihn... | |
| Meaning | A potent substance that acts like a hormone and is found in many bodily tissues (and especially in semen); produced in response to trauma and may affect blood pressure and metabolism and smooth muscle activity. | |
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| Broader | autacoid, autocoid | Any physiologically active internal secretion especially one of uncertain classification |
| Spanish | prostaglandina | |
| Catalan | prostaglandina | |
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