OESTRIOL

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A naturally occurring estrogenic hormone; a synthetic form is used to treat estrogen deficiency

Synonyms:

estriol; oestriol

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("oestriol" is a kind of...):

estrogen; oestrogen (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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