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hormon — 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

hormon 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 — full definition

  1. noun A chemical made by one part of the body and carried in the blood to affect another part.
  2. noun A synthetic version of such a substance used as medicine.