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Meanings of hormone in English

Portuguese
hormônio
Catalan
hormona
Spanish
hormona

The secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect.

hormônio
Russian
гормоны
Portuguese
hormona
Catalan
hormona
Spanish
hormona

Chemical released by a cell or a gland in one part of the body that sends out messages that affect cells in other parts of the organism.

гормоны
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Examples for "hormones"
Examples for "hormones"
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Use of exogenous hormones, especially current use, seems to increase meningioma risk.
Pubmed
2
Peroxisome proliferators and thyroid hormones have a number of common metabolic effects.
Pubmed
3
Healthy fats Healthy, natural fats are the building blocks of all hormones.
The South African
4
It implicates several receptors and hormones involved in energy balance and metabolism.
Pubmed
5
There I'll just do nothing & let the hormones do their work.
The house of wittgenstein: a family at war
Usage of hormone in English
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But the new findings don't support a strong effect of the hormone.
Reuters
2
That analysis suggests that the health consequences of hormone therapy may vary.
Reuters
3
Answer: hormone mimics have been detected in water all over the country.
Wired
4
Ms McGreevy had to receive hormone replacement therapy and suffered psychological problems.
The Irish Times
5
However, treatment options for advanced hormone-refractory prostate cancers are still relatively inefficient.
Pubmed
6
Turing experienced some disturbing side effects, including impotence, from the hormone treatment.
Wired
7
The last pituitary hormone with gonadotroph effect was discovered a generation ago.
Pubmed
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This gender-specific response may be based on hormone-specific regulation of food intake.
Pubmed
9
Vaginal forms of hormone therapy didn't appear connected to Alzheimer's disease risk.
Reuters
10
Various kinds of chemotherapies combined with hormone therapies have recently been used.
Pubmed
11
So far, we've found no adverse effects of the hormone K therapy.
Arrival (Stories of Your Life and Others)
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Pegvisomant was able to ablate the effects of growth hormone on DCs.
Pubmed
13
Main outcome measure: Comparison of blood hormone levels in the various groups.
Pubmed
14
Laboratory data showed hypoglycemia together with low thyroid-stimulating hormone and free thyroxine.
Pubmed
15
Researchers there test plastics for potential hormone-changing effects whenever they switch vendors.
Wired
16
I heard one woman talk about her difficulties in getting hormone shots.
Ebony
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Translations for hormone
Catalan
hormona
Spanish
hormona
Hormone through the time
Hormone across language varieties
Canada
Common
United States of America
Less common
Ireland
Less common
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