Estrogen Definition

estrəjən, estrəjen
estrogens
noun
estrogens
Any of several steroid hormones produced primarily by the ovaries that stimulate the development and maintenance of female secondary sex characteristics, exert systemic effects such as the growth and maturation of long bones, promote estrus in many female mammals, and are used as a drug primarily to treat estrogen deficiency.
American Heritage
Any of several female sex hormones or synthetic compounds that cause estrus.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Estrogen

Noun

Singular:
estrogen
Plural:
estrogens

Origin of Estrogen

  • From estrus +‎ -gen (“a producer of”)

    From Wiktionary

  • estr(us) –gen

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Estrogen Sentence Examples

  • The mineral boron is known to affect estrogen metabolism.

  • In her final year, she carried out research on the toxicology of selective estrogen receptor modulators in the human endometrium.

  • Women who had used estrogen replacement therapy had a reduced mortality from all categories of acute and chronic arteriosclerotic disease and cerebrovascular disease.

  • These processes were thought to be controlled by the sex hormones - estrogen in women and testosterone in men.

  • Abnormal secretion of estrogen and high serum levels of free testosterone are also present.

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