Associations to the word «Hormone»
Noun
- Steroid
- Estrogen
- Testosterone
- Secretion
- Gland
- Insulin
- Peptide
- Ovary
- Neurotransmitter
- Pancreas
- Receptor
- Puberty
- Iodine
- Biosynthesis
- Agonist
- Metabolism
- Serum
- Glucose
- Cholesterol
- Signaling
- Deficiency
- Dopamine
- Uterus
- Imbalance
- Serotonin
- Ligand
- Growth
- Therapy
- Stimulation
- Tyrosine
- Calcium
- Vitamin
- Metabolite
- Differentiation
- Carbohydrate
- Binding
- Cortex
- Islet
- Tumor
- Synthesis
- Replacement
- Antibiotic
- Kidney
- Lipid
- Uptake
- Transcription
- Bind
- Pregnancy
- Bile
- Neuron
- Diabetes
- Activation
- Electrolyte
- Metamorphosis
- Precursor
- Urine
- Dysfunction
- Abnormality
- Chemotherapy
- Kinase
- Stress
- Obesity
- Tissue
- Inhibition
- Enzyme
Adjective
Wiktionary
HORMONE, noun. (physiology) Any substance produced by one tissue and conveyed by the bloodstream to another to effect physiological activity.
HORMONE, noun. (pharmacology) A synthetic compound with the same activity.
HORMONE, noun. Any similar substance in plants.
HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY, noun. (medicine) (especially serotherapy) Any of several medical regimens that introduce hormones to the body to replace lost or unavailable ones.
HORMONE THERAPIES, noun. Plural of hormone therapy
HORMONE THERAPY, noun. Used other than as an idiom: see hormone, therapy.
HORMONE THERAPY, noun. Hormone replacement therapy
Dictionary definition
HORMONE, noun. The secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect.
Wise words
In words, as fashions, the same rule will hold; Alike
fantastic, if too new, or old: Be not the first by whom the
new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside.