hormoni — meaning in English
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English meaning
- hormone noun A chemical made by one part of the body and carried in the blood to affect another part.
Senses
hormoni is used for these senses in English:
- hormone (physiology) Any substance produced by one tissue and conveyed by the bloodstream to another to effect physiological activity.
- hormone (pharmacology) A synthetic compound with the same activity.
- hormone (LGBTQ, colloquial, usually, in the plural) Sex hormones, as used in hormone replacement therapy for transgender or intersex people.
hormone — full definition
- noun A chemical made by one part of the body and carried in the blood to affect another part.
- noun A synthetic version of such a substance used as medicine.