Defenition of the word hormone

• Defenition of the word hormone

  • Any substance, produced by one tissue and conveyed by the bloodstream to another to effect physiological activity.
  • an endocrine secretion that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect
  • the secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect

Synonyms for the word hormone

• • internal secretion

Hyponyms for the word hormone

• • ACTH
  • ADH
  • Adrenalin
  • adrenaline
  • adrenocorticotrophic hormone
  • adrenocorticotrophin
  • adrenocorticotropic hormone
  • adrenocorticotropin
  • adrenosterone
  • antidiuretic hormone
  • catecholamine
  • corticotrophin
  • corticotropin
  • epinephrin
  • epinephrine
  • gastrin
  • gastrointestinal hormone
  • ghrelin
  • gi hormones
  • glucagon
  • glucocorticoid
  • gonadotrophic hormone
  • gonadotrophin
  • gonadotropic hormone
  • gonadotropin
  • growth hormone
  • human growth hormone
  • hypothalamic releasing factor
  • hypothalamic releasing hormone
  • insulin
  • melanocyte-stimulating hormone
  • melatonin
  • MSH
  • neurohormone
  • oxytocin
  • parathormone
  • parathyroid hormone
  • Pitocin
  • Pitressin
  • protirelin
  • relaxin
  • releasing factor
  • releasing hormone
  • RH
  • secretin
  • sex hormone
  • somatotrophic hormone
  • somatotrophin
  • somatotropic hormone
  • somatotropin
  • steroid
  • steroid hormone
  • STH
  • thymosin
  • thyroid hormone
  • thyroid-stimulating hormone
  • thyrotrophic hormone
  • thyrotrophin
  • thyrotropic hormone
  • thyrotropin
  • thyrotropin-releasing factor
  • thyrotropin-releasing hormone
  • TRF
  • TRH
  • TSH
  • vasopressin

Hypernyms for the word hormone

• • secretion

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