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hormone — [ ɔrmɔn; ɔrmon ] n. f. • 1911; en angl. (1905); du gr. hormôn « exciter » ♦ Substance chimique élaborée par un groupe de cellules ou un organe, et qui exerce une action spécifique sur un autre tissu ou un autre organe. Les hormones sont… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Hormone replacement therapy (female-to-male) — Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) for transgender and transsexual people replaces the hormones naturally occurring in their bodies with those of the other sex. However, not all cases of hormone replacement therapy are used by transgendered people … Wikipedia
hormone — hormonal, hormonic /hawr mon ik, moh nik/, adj. /hawr mohn/, n. 1. Biochem. any of various internally secreted compounds, as insulin or thyroxine, formed in endocrine glands, that affect the functions of specifically receptive organs or tissues… … Universalium
Hormone — A chemical substance produced in the body that controls and regulates the activity of certain cells or organs. Many hormones are secreted by specialized glands such as the thyroid gland. Hormones are essential for every activity of daily living,… … Medical dictionary
Adrenocorticotropic hormone — proopiomelanocortin (adrenocorticotropin/ beta lipotropin/ alpha melanocyte stimulating hormone/ beta melanocyte stimulating hormone/ beta endorphin) proopiomelanocortin derivatives POMC … Wikipedia
adrenal cortical steroid — noun a steroid hormone produced by the adrenal cortex or synthesized; administered as drugs they reduce swelling and decrease the body s immune response adrenal cortical steroids are used to treat many different conditions • Syn: ↑corticosteroid … Useful english dictionary
sex hormone — noun any hormone affecting the development and growth of sex organs • Syn: ↑steroid hormone, ↑steroid • Derivationally related forms: ↑steroidal (for: ↑steroid) • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
steroid hormone — noun any hormone affecting the development and growth of sex organs • Syn: ↑steroid, ↑sex hormone • Derivationally related forms: ↑steroidal (for: ↑steroid) • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Corticosteroid — Any of the steroid hormones made by the cortex (outer layer) of the adrenal gland. Cortisol is a corticosteroid. * * * A steroid produced by the adrenal cortex ( i.e., adrenal corticoid); a corticoid containing a steroid. SYN: adrenocorticoid,… … Medical dictionary
nervous system, human — ▪ anatomy Introduction system that conducts stimuli from sensory receptors to the brain and spinal cord and that conducts impulses back to other parts of the body. As with other higher vertebrates, the human nervous system has two main… … Universalium
