oestrogen

oes·tro·gen  (str-jn)

n.

Variant of estrogen.

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oestrogen [ee-stra-jen]

Noun

a female sex hormone that controls the reproductive cycle, and prepares the body for pregnancy [from oestrus + -gen (suffix) producing]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

oestrogen - a general term for female steroid sex hormones that are secreted by the ovary and responsible for typical female sexual characteristics estrogen sex hormone, steroid hormone, steroid - any hormone affecting the development and growth of sex organs DES, diethylstilbestrol, diethylstilboestrol, stilbestrol, stilboestrol - a potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry estradiol, oestradiol - the most powerful female hormone that occurs naturally; synthesized and used to treat estrogen deficiency and breast cancer estriol, oestriol - a naturally occurring estrogenic hormone; a synthetic form is used to treat estrogen deficiency estrone, Estronol, oestrone, theelin - a naturally occurring weak estrogenic hormone secreted by the mammalian ovary; synthesized (trade name Estronol) and used to treat estrogen deficiency hexestrol - estrogen compound used to treat menstrual irregularities and menopausal symptoms and to prevent pregnancy mestranol - a synthetic form of estrogen used in combination with a progestin in oral contraceptives

Translations

oestrogen, estrogen (US) [ˈiːstrədʒən] n → estrógeno

oestrogen (US), estrogen [ˈiːstrəudʒən] n → œstrogène m

oestrogen (US) estrogen [ˈiːstrəudʒən] n → Östrogen nt

oestrogen (US), estrogen [ˈiːstrəudʒən] n → estrogeno