Definition of oestriol in English:
oestriol
(US estriol)
noun ˈiːstrɪɒlˈɛstrɪɒleˈstrīäl
mass nounBiochemistry An oestrogen which is one of the metabolic products of oestradiol.
Example sentencesExamples
- Even though the ovaries cease producing estradiol, estriol continues to be made by the adrenal glands and in fat cells.
- Natural estrogen can also easily be divided into the three types of estrogen: estradiol, estrone, and estriol.
- Then there was balancing estradiol with progestins and, in some users, with estriol.
- The prominent estrogens in women are estradiol, estrone and estriol.
- Fetal cortisol and estriol were measured in the umbilical vein plasma at delivery.
- I assume that you're taking an oral dose of estriol or some combination of estriol, estrone, and estradiol.
- The primary estrogen secreted by the ovary is estradiol, whereas that of the placenta is estriol.
Origin
1930s: from oestrane (the parent molecule of most oestrogens) + tri- + -ol.