estrogen
Kelime Anlamı :

1. östrajen.
2. estrojen.
3. östrojen.
4. memelilerde dişilik hormonları.
5. oestrogen.
6. Dişi hayvanda estrus (cinsel kızgınlık) yapan bir madde, estrojen.
7. Ovarium follikül hormonu olan oestradiol ile, bunun türevi olan oestrone'a ve benzer etkideki sentetik bileşiklere verilen ortak ad.
Tanımlar :
1. any of several steroid hormones produced chiefly by the ovaries and responsible for promoting estrus and the development and maintenance of female secondary sex characteristics.
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
1. any of a group of steroids that are secreted by the ovaries and function as female sex hormones.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
1. a general term for female steroid sex hormones that are secreted by the ovary and responsible for typical female sexual characteristics
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