hormone : Idioms & Phrases

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adrenocorticotrophic hormone

  • noun a hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland that stimulates the adrenal cortex
    adrenocorticotrophic hormone; corticotropin; adrenocorticotropin; ACTH; adrenocorticotrophin; corticotrophin.
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adrenocorticotropic hormone

  • noun a hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland that stimulates the adrenal cortex
    adrenocorticotrophic hormone; corticotropin; adrenocorticotropin; ACTH; adrenocorticotrophin; corticotrophin.
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androgenic hormone

  • noun male sex hormone that is produced in the testes and responsible for typical male sexual characteristics
    androgen.
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antidiuretic hormone

  • noun hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitressin) and also by nerve endings in the hypothalamus; affects blood pressure by stimulating capillary muscles and reduces urine flow by affecting reabsorption of water by kidney tubules
    Pitressin; vasopressin; ADH.
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follicle-stimulating hormone

  • noun a gonadotropic hormone that is secreted by the anterior pituitary and stimulates growth of Graafian follicles in female mammals, and activates the cells in male mammals that form sperm
    FSH.
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gastrointestinal hormone

  • noun hormones that affect gastrointestinal functioning
    gastrointestinal hormone.
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gi hormones

  • noun hormones that affect gastrointestinal functioning
    gastrointestinal hormone.
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gonadotrophic hormone

  • noun hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary gland and placenta; stimulates the gonads and controls reproductive activity
    gonadotrophic hormone; gonadotrophin; gonadotropin.
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gonadotropic hormone

  • noun hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary gland and placenta; stimulates the gonads and controls reproductive activity
    gonadotrophic hormone; gonadotrophin; gonadotropin.
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growth hormone

  • noun a hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland; promotes growth in humans
    somatotrophin; somatotropin; growth hormone; STH; human growth hormone; somatotrophic hormone.
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growth hormone-releasing factor

  • noun a releasing factor that accelerates the secretion of growth hormone by the anterior pituitary body
    GHRF.
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hormone replacement therapy

  • noun hormones (estrogen and progestin) are given to postmenopausal women; believed to protect them from heart disease and osteoporosis
    HRT; hormone replacement therapy.
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hormone-replacement therapy

  • noun hormones (estrogen and progestin) are given to postmenopausal women; believed to protect them from heart disease and osteoporosis
    HRT; hormone replacement therapy.
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human growth hormone

  • noun a hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland; promotes growth in humans
    somatotrophin; somatotropin; growth hormone; STH; human growth hormone; somatotrophic hormone.
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hypothalamic releasing hormone

  • noun 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; each of these hormones causes the anterior pituitary to secrete a specific hormone
    releasing factor; hypothalamic releasing hormone; RH; hypothalamic releasing factor.
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interstitial cell-stimulating hormone

  • noun a gonadotropic hormone that is secreted by the anterior pituitary; stimulates ovulation in female mammals and stimulates androgen release in male mammals
    ICSH; LH; interstitial cell-stimulating hormone.
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lactogenic hormone

  • noun gonadotropic hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary; in females it stimulates growth of the mammary glands and lactation after parturition
    prolactin; luteotropin.
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luteinizing hormone

  • noun a gonadotropic hormone that is secreted by the anterior pituitary; stimulates ovulation in female mammals and stimulates androgen release in male mammals
    ICSH; LH; interstitial cell-stimulating hormone.
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melanocyte-stimulating hormone

  • noun a hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary gland that controls the degree of pigmentation in melanocytes
    MSH.
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parathyroid hormone

  • noun hormone synthesized and released into the blood stream by the parathyroid glands; regulates phosphorus and calcium in the body and functions in neuromuscular excitation and blood clotting
    parathormone.
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plant hormone

  • noun (botany) a plant product that acts like a hormone
    growth regulator; phytohormone.
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releasing hormone

  • noun a substance produced by the hypothalamus that is capable of accelerating the secretion of a given hormone by the anterior pituitary gland
    RF; releasing factor.
  • noun 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; each of these hormones causes the anterior pituitary to secrete a specific hormone
    releasing factor; hypothalamic releasing hormone; RH; hypothalamic releasing factor.
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sex hormone

  • noun any hormone affecting the development and growth of sex organs
    steroid; sex hormone.
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somatotrophic hormone

  • noun a hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland; promotes growth in humans
    somatotrophin; somatotropin; growth hormone; STH; human growth hormone; somatotrophic hormone.
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somatotropic hormone

  • noun a hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland; promotes growth in humans
    somatotrophin; somatotropin; growth hormone; STH; human growth hormone; somatotrophic hormone.
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steroid hormone

  • noun any hormone affecting the development and growth of sex organs
    steroid; sex hormone.
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thyroid hormone

  • noun any of several closely related compounds that are produced by the thyroid gland and are active metabolically
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thyroid-stimulating hormone

  • noun anterior pituitary hormone that stimulates the function of the thyroid gland
    TSH; thyroid-stimulating hormone; thyrotropin; thyrotrophin; thyrotrophic hormone.
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thyrotrophic hormone

  • noun anterior pituitary hormone that stimulates the function of the thyroid gland
    TSH; thyroid-stimulating hormone; thyrotropin; thyrotrophin; thyrotrophic hormone.
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thyrotropic hormone

  • noun anterior pituitary hormone that stimulates the function of the thyroid gland
    TSH; thyroid-stimulating hormone; thyrotropin; thyrotrophin; thyrotrophic hormone.
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thyrotropin-releasing hormone

  • noun hormone released by the hypothalamus that controls the release of thyroid-stimulating hormone from the anterior pituitary
    TRH; protirelin; thyrotropin-releasing factor; TRF.
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