oestriol
/ˈiːstrɪɒl
/ /ˈɛstrɪɒl/(US estriol)
noun [mass noun] Biochemistry
An oestrogen which is one of the metabolic products of oestradiol.The prominent estrogens in women are estradiol, estrone and estriol....
- Even though the ovaries cease producing estradiol, estriol continues to be made by the adrenal glands and in fat cells.
- Fetal cortisol and estriol were measured in the umbilical vein plasma at delivery.
Origin
1930s: from oestrane (the parent molecule of most oestrogens) + tri- + -ol.
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