单词 | sex hormone |
释义 | sex hormone (once / 49661 pages) n WORD FAMILY sex hormone: sex hormones USAGE EXAMPLESStudies on rats indicate that sex hormones such as oestrogen and progesterone may play a part; so may the double burden of family and work. Economist(Jul 21, 2016) Scientists believe that sex hormones also may play a role, because many autoimmune disorders occur in women soon after puberty. Washington Post(Oct 17, 2016) The fluctuating levels of the two female sex hormones, oestrogen and progesterone, have been implicated. The Guardian(Sep 28, 2016) n any hormone affecting the development and growth of sex organs Syn|Hypo|Hyper steroid, steroid hormone progestin, progestogen any 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 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 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 Lipo-Lutin, progesteronea steroid hormone (trade name Lipo-Lutin) produced in the ovary; prepares and maintains the uterus for pregnancy megestrol, megestrol acetatea synthetic progestational compound used to treat endometrial carcinoma Norlutin, norethandrolone, norethindrone, norethindrone acetatea synthetic progestational hormone (trade name Norlutin) used in oral contraceptives and to treat endometriosis norethynodrela progesterone derivative used in oral contraceptives and in the control of menstruation and the treatment of abnormal uterine bleeding norgestrelsynthetic progestin used in oral contraceptives Provera, medroxyprogesteronea progestin compound (trade name Provera) used to treat menstrual disorders androsteronean androgenic hormone that is less active than testosterone methyltestosteronean androgenic compound contained in drugs that are used to treat testosterone deficiency and female breast cancer and to stimulate growth and weight gain Durabolin, Kabolin, nandrolonean androgen (trade names Durabolin or Kabolin) that is used to treat testosterone deficiency or breast cancer or osteoporosis testosteronea potent androgenic hormone produced chiefly by the testes; responsible for the development of male secondary sex characteristics DES, diethylstilbestrol, diethylstilboestrol, stilbestrol, stilboestrola potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry estradiol, oestradiolthe most powerful female hormone that occurs naturally; synthesized and used to treat estrogen deficiency and breast cancer estriol, oestriola naturally occurring estrogenic hormone; a synthetic form is used to treat estrogen deficiency Estronol, estrone, oestrone, theelina naturally occurring weak estrogenic hormone secreted by the mammalian ovary; synthesized (trade name Estronol) and used to treat estrogen deficiency hexestrolestrogen compound used to treat menstrual irregularities and menopausal symptoms and to prevent pregnancy mestranola synthetic form of estrogen used in combination with a progestin in oral contraceptives mineralocorticoidhormone that is one of the steroids of the adrenal cortex that influences the metabolism of sodium and potassium glucocorticoida steroid hormone that is produced by the adrenal cortex of animals; affects functioning of gonads and has anti-inflammatory activity Cortef, Hydrocortone, cortisol, hydrocortisonean adrenal-cortex hormone (trade names Hydrocortone or Cortef) that is active in carbohydrate and protein metabolism Cortone Acetate, cortisonea corticosteroid hormone (trade name Cortone Acetate) normally produced by the adrenal cortex; is converted to hydrocortisone Decadron, Dexamethasone Intensol, Dexone, Hexadrol, Oradexon, dexamethasonea corticosteroid drug (trade names Decadron or Dexamethasone Intensol or Dexone or Hexadrol or Oradexon) used to treat allergies or inflammation Aldactone, spironolactonea synthetic corticosteroid (trade name Aldactone) used to treat hypertension Aristocort, Aristopak, Kenalog, triamcinolonea synthetic corticosteroid (trade names Aristocort or Aristopak or Kenalog) used as an anti-inflammatory agent endocrine, hormone, internal secretion the secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect |
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