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SEX HORMONE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Any hormone affecting the development and growth of sex organs
Synonyms:
sex hormone; steroid; steroid hormone
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("sex hormone" is a kind of...):
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)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "sex hormone"):
progestin; progestogen (any of a group of steroid hormones that have the effect of progesterone)
androgen; androgenic hormone (male sex hormone that is produced in the testes and responsible for typical male sexual characteristics)
estrogen; oestrogen (a general term for female steroid sex hormones that are secreted by the ovary and responsible for typical female sexual characteristics)
adrenal cortical steroid; corticoid; corticosteroid (a steroid hormone produced by the adrenal cortex or synthesized; administered as drugs they reduce swelling and decrease the body's immune response)
anabolic steroid (any 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)
Context examples:
A drug that decreases the production of sex hormones (estrogen or testosterone) and slows the growth of tumors that need sex hormones to grow.
(Nonsteroidal aromatase inhibitor, NCI Dictionary)
Orally administered synthetic sex hormones with contraceptive activity.
(Oral Contraceptive Preparation, NCI Thesaurus)
The acetate salt form of megestrol, a synthetic derivative of the naturally occurring female sex hormone progesterone with potential anti-estrogenic and antineoplastic activity.
(Megestrol acetate, NCI Thesaurus)
A synthetic, acetate derivative of the sex hormone progesterone.
(Medroxyprogesterone acetate, NCI Thesaurus)
Synthetic female sex hormones mixture administered either orally or transdermally to maintain adequate levels of estrogen in women with diminished circulating sex hormones.
(Hormone Replacement Preparation, NCI Thesaurus)
It is also used as a treatment for prostate cancer because it can block the production of male sex hormones.
(Ketoconazole, NCI Dictionary)
The synthetic dipropionate ester of estradiol, a steroid sex hormone vital to the maintenance of fertility and secondary sexual characteristics in females.
(Estradiol Dipropionate, NCI Thesaurus)
The synthetic benzoate ester of estradiol, a steroid sex hormone vital to the maintenance of fertility and secondary sexual characteristics in females.
(Estradiol Benzoate, NCI Thesaurus)
A rare type of ovarian tumor in which the tumor cells secrete a male sex hormone.
(Androblastoma, NCI Dictionary)
Anabolic steroids are man-made substances related to male sex hormones.
(Anabolic Steroids, NIH: National Institute on Drug Abuse)
