| 单词 | hormone |
| 释义 | hormone (once / 2040 pages) n Use the noun hormone to describe a message-sending chemical sent out by glands in the human body, which make you hungry or moody or ready to fight. All living organisms have hormones, though the ones in plants are very different than those in people. Hormones are part of the endocrine system, which works throughout the body to send signals we need to stay alive and healthy. A hormone is secreted in a pregnant woman when it's time for her baby to be born, for example, and hormones remind us when we need to eat. The Greek root, hormon, means "that which sets in motion." WORD FAMILYhormone: hormonal, hormones+/hormonal: hormonally USAGE EXAMPLESHer group is testing a drug that, in animals at least, acts like leptin, a hormone that controls hunger. New York Times(May 02, 2016) The drug developer’s long-acting version of human growth hormone failed in a late-stage clinical study. Seattle Times(Dec 30, 2016) Her work focuses on plant hormones and plant development. BBC(Dec 30, 2016) n the secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect Syn|Hypo|Hyper endocrine, internal secretion ACTH, adrenocorticotrophic hormone, adrenocorticotrophin, adrenocorticotropic hormone, adrenocorticotropin, corticotrophin, corticotropin a hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland that stimulates the adrenal cortex Adrenalin, adrenaline, epinephrin, epinephrinea catecholamine secreted by the adrenal medulla in response to stress (trade name Adrenalin); stimulates autonomic nerve action GI hormones, gastrointestinal hormonehormones that affect gastrointestinal functioning glucagona hormone secreted by the pancreas; stimulates increases in blood sugar levels in the blood (thus opposing the action of insulin) gonadotrophic hormone, gonadotrophin, gonadotropic hormone, gonadotropinhormone secreted by the anterior pituitary gland and placenta; stimulates the gonads and controls reproductive activity insulinhormone secreted by the isles of Langerhans in the pancreas; regulates storage of glycogen in the liver and accelerates oxidation of sugar in cells melatoninhormone secreted by the pineal gland neurohormonea hormone that is released by nerve impulses (e.g., norepinephrine or vasopressin) Pitocin, oxytocinhormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitocin); stimulates contractions of the uterus and ejection of milk parathormone, parathyroid hormonehormone 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 relaxinhormone secreted by the corpus luteum during the last days of pregnancy; relaxes the pelvic ligaments and prepares the uterus for labor RH, hypothalamic releasing factor, hypothalamic releasing hormone, releasing factor, releasing hormoneany 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 STH, growth hormone, human growth hormone, somatotrophic hormone, somatotrophin, somatotropic hormone, somatotropina hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland; promotes growth in humans thymosinhormone secreted by the thymus; stimulates immunological activity of lymphoid tissue thyroid hormoneany of several closely related compounds that are produced by the thyroid gland and are active metabolically ADH, Pitressin, antidiuretic hormone, vasopressinhormone 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 sex hormone, steroid, steroid hormoneany hormone affecting the development and growth of sex organs adrenosteronea steroid having androgenic activity; obtained from the cortex of the adrenal gland glucocorticoida steroid hormone that is produced by the adrenal cortex of animals; affects functioning of gonads and has anti-inflammatory activity catecholamineany of a group of chemicals including epinephrine and norepinephrine that are produced in the medulla of the adrenal gland MSH, melanocyte-stimulating hormonea hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary gland that controls the degree of pigmentation in melanocytes TSH, thyroid-stimulating hormone, thyrotrophic hormone, thyrotrophin, thyrotropic hormone, thyrotropinanterior pituitary hormone that stimulates the function of the thyroid gland TRF, TRH, protirelin, thyrotropin-releasing factor, thyrotropin-releasing hormonehormone released by the hypothalamus that controls the release of thyroid-stimulating hormone from the anterior pituitary noradrenaline, norepinephrinea catecholamine precursor of epinephrine that is secreted by the adrenal medulla and also released at synapses gastrinpolypeptide hormone secreted by the mucous lining of the stomach; when peptides and amino acids are present in the small intestine the secretion of gastric acid is stimulated cholecystokinina gastrointestinal hormone that stimulates the secretion of pancreatic enzymes and the contraction and emptying of the gall bladder; its release is stimulated by the presence of fatty acids and amino acids in the small intestine secretina gastrointestinal hormone that stimulates the secretion of water and bicarbonate from the pancreas and bile ducts whenever the stomach empties too much acid into the small intestine ghrelina gastrointestinal hormone produced by epithelial cells lining the fundus of the stomach; appears to be a stimulant for appetite and feeding, but is also a strong stimulant of growth hormone secretion from the anterior pituitary motilina gastrointestinal hormone that apparently participates in controlling smooth muscle contractions in the stomach and small intestine Lente Iletin, Lente Insulintrade names for forms of insulin that are used to treat diabetes mellitus Humulin, recombinant human insulina form of insulin (trade name Humulin) made from recombinant DNA that is identical to human insulin; used to treat diabetics who are allergic to preparations made from beef or pork insulin Protropintrade name of a synthetic human growth hormone given to children deficient in the hormone; use by athletes and weightlifters is banned calcitonin, thyrocalcitoninthyroid hormone that tends to lower the level of calcium in the blood plasma and inhibit resorption of bone T, tetraiodothyronine, thyroxin, thyroxinehormone produced by the thyroid glands to regulate metabolism by controlling the rate of oxidation in cells T, liothyronine, triiodothyroninethyroid hormone similar to thyroxine but with one less iodine atom per molecule and produced in smaller quantity; exerts the same biological effects as thyroxine but is more potent and briefer corticosteronesecreted by the adrenal cortex; involved in regulating water and electrolyte balance in the body progestin, progestogenany of a group of steroid hormones that have the effect of progesterone androgen, androgenic hormonemale sex hormone that is produced in the testes and responsible for typical male sexual characteristics FSH, follicle-stimulating hormonea 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 HCG, human chorionic gonadotrophin, human chorionic gonadotropinhormone produced early in pregnancy by the placenta; detection in the urine and serum is the basis for one kind of pregnancy test ICSH, LH, interstitial cell-stimulating hormone, luteinizing hormonea gonadotropic hormone that is secreted by the anterior pituitary; stimulates ovulation in female mammals and stimulates androgen release in male mammals lactogenic hormone, luteotropin, prolactingonadotropic hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary; in females it stimulates growth of the mammary glands and lactation after parturition estrogen, oestrogena general term for female steroid sex hormones that are secreted by the ovary and responsible for typical female sexual characteristics adrenal cortical steroid, corticoid, corticosteroida steroid hormone produced by the adrenal cortex or synthesized; administered as drugs they reduce swelling and decrease the body's immune response Pediapred, Prelone, prednisolonea glucocorticoid (trade names Pediapred or Prelone) used to treat inflammatory conditions Deltasone, Liquid Pred, Meticorten, Orasone, prednisonea dehydrogenated analogue of cortisol (trade names Orasone or Deltasone or Liquid Pred or Meticorten); used as an anti-inflammatory drug in the treatment of arthritis and as an immunosuppressant anabolic steroidany of a group of synthetic steroid hormones used to stimulate muscle and bone growth; more than 100 have been developed and each requires a prescription to be used legally in the United States; sometimes used illicitly by athletes to increase their strength secretion a functionally specialized substance (especially one that is not a waste) released from a gland or cell |
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