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estrogen en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈɛstɹəd͡ʒən/ (General-American)
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  • /ˈiːstɹəd͡ʒən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁eysh₂-der. Ancient Greek οἶστρος (oîstros)der. Latin oestrusbor. English estrus Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English estro- Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os Proto-Hellenic *génos Ancient Greek γένος (génos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Proto-Hellenic *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -γενής (-genḗs)lbor. French -gènebor. English -gen English estrogen From estro- (estrus) + -gen (“a producer of”).

Meanings

  1. (countable, qualifier:steroids, uncountable) Any of a group of steroids that are secreted by the ovaries and function as female sex hormones.
    • Amies Oelschlager said in a statement that oral contraceptives that contain estrogen may cause side effects such as headaches, nausea, and breast tenderness. 2023 July 21, Amanda Musa, “The FDA approved the US’ first over-the-counter birth control pill. What happens next?”, in CNN:
    • It is known as Hatschek's pit and has been found to react positively to antibodies against substance P, met-enkephalin, cholecystokinin (CCK), mammalian luteinizing hormone (LH), and the enzyme aromatase (P450ₐᵣₒ), which converts certain androgens into estrogens (see Chapter 3). 2013, David O. Norris, Vertebrate Endocrinology, page 151:
    • secondly, in many hormone-target organ interactions including the effect of estrogen on rat uterus, growth hormone and hydrocortisone on rat liver and thyroid hormone on toadpole liver, newly formed microsomes have been isolated which have increased protein synthesizing ability (Tata, 1968). 1970, Harvey W. Mohrenweiser, Role of Hormones in Controlling Ribonucleic Acid Synthesis During Lactogenesis, Michigan State University. Departments of Biochemistry and Dairy, page 36:

Forms

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oestrogen Commonwealth, alternative lexicographic
estrogens Number=Plur lexicographic
œstrogen alternative, dated lexicographic

Deriveds

xenoestrogen · nonestrogen · estrogenic · estrogenism · estrogenemia · estrogenization · hypoestrogenism · estrogened · estrogel · phytoestrogen · archiestrogen · neuroestrogen · antiestrogenic · antioestrogen · antiestrogen · estrogenlike · metalloestrogen · estrogenized · mycoestrogen

Relateds

estrogenemia · estrogenic · estrogenism

Synonyms

E · estro

Translations (37)

gl estróxeno (estrogen) · fr œstrogène (estrogen) · eo oestrogeno (estrogen) · pl estrogen (estrogen) · de Östrogen (estrogen) · cs estrogen (estrogen) · hu ösztrogén (estrogen) · pt estrogénio (estrogen) · hi स्त्रीमदजन (estrogen) · el οιστρογόνο (estrogen) · uk естроге́н (estrogen) · mi taiaki uwha (estrogen) · sv östrogen (estrogen) · ko 에스트로겐 (estrogen) · pt estrogênio (estrogen) · af estrogeen (estrogen) · km អេស្ត្រូសែន (estrogen) · kmr ostrojen (estrogen) · ast estróxenu (estrogen) · is kvenhormón (estrogen) · pt estrógeno (estrogen) · fi estrogeeni (estrogen) · nl estrogeen (estrogen) · es estrógeno (estrogen) · he אסטרוגן (estrogen) · tr östrojen (estrogen) · ru эстроге́н (estrogen) · is estrógen (estrogen) · ca estrogen (estrogen) · ja エストロゲン (estrogen) · it estrogeno (estrogen) · cmn 雌激素 (estrogen) · ga éastraigin (estrogen) · fa استروژن (estrogen) · is östrógen (estrogen) · is brímahormón (estrogen) · nl oestrogeen (estrogen)