hormone en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈhɔːməʊn/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈhoɹmoʊn/ (US)
- (US) audio
Etymology
Etymology tree Ancient Greek ὁρμή (hormḗ) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Ancient Greek -άω (-áō) Ancient Greek ὁρμῶν (hormôn)lbor. English hormone Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ὁρμῶν (hormôn), present participle of ὁρμάω (hormáō, “to set in motion, to urge on”), from ὁρμή (hormḗ, “rapid motion forwards, onrush, onset, assault, impulse to do a thing, effort”).
Meanings
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Any substance produced by one tissue and conveyed by the bloodstream to another to effect physiological activity.
Interfemale dominance may be facilitated by female sex hormones as well as adrenal testosterone...
1998, Paul Valent, Trauma and fulfillment therapy: a wholist framework:Hormones are the bicycle couriers of the body, delivering chemical messages all around the teeming metropolis that is you.
2019, Bill Bryson, The Body: A Guide for Occupants, Black Swan (2020), page 165:The text recounts a 2011 experiment: Researchers tested 136 healthy young men’s testosterone levels, asked them about their political party affiliations, then gave them either a placebo or ten grams of AndroGel one percent, a high-end dose of a common form of testosterone often used in hormone replacement therapies. […] Alogaily and the paper’s co-authors argued that this is “evidence that neuro-active hormones affect political preferences”.
2023 April 5, Mark Hay, “Does Testosterone Affect Your Politics?”, in VICE:
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A synthetic compound with the same activity.
Gender-affirming hormone therapy may involve testosterone for trans people assigned female at birth (AFAB) and estradiol and anti-androgens for trans people AMAB.
2021, Jane Y. Xu, Michelle A. O’Connell, Lauren Notini, Ada S. Cheung, Sav Zwickl, Ken C. Pang, “Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulators: A Potential Option For Non-Binary Gender-Affirming Hormonal Care?”, in Front Endocrinol, →DOI:Tumours of the adrenal cortex which secreted feminizing hormones […]
1962, D. J. B. Ashley, Human Intersex:
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(colloquial, plural-normally) A synthetic compound with the same activity. ▸ Sex hormones, as used in hormone replacement therapy for transgender or intersex people.
I'm going to be going to slightly higher doses of hormones soon.
- Any similar substance in plants.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| hormones | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
releasing hormone · hormonal · parathormone · corticotropin-releasing hormone · thyrotropin-releasing hormone · inhibiting hormone · nonhormone · gonadotropin-releasing hormone · mones · prehormone · hormonomics · prohormone · necrohormone · preprohormone · thyroid-stimulating hormone · dorsal body hormone · glycohormone · thyrotropic hormone · plant hormone · growth hormone · bovine growth hormone · hormonome · rooting hormone · luteinising hormone · thyroid hormone · caudodorsal cell hormone · Müllerian-inhibiting hormone · hormone replacement therapy · hormonogenesis · multihormone · adipohormone · sex hormone-binding globulin · follicle stimulating hormone · hormonology · hormone therapy · antidiuretic hormone · trophic hormone · hormonize · antihormone · enterohormone · sex hormone binding globulin · follicle-stimulating hormone · ectohormone · light green cell hormone · neurohormone · hormonization · prothoracicotropic hormone · melanocyte-stimulating hormone · phytohormone · neurohypophysis hormone · hormone-replacement therapy · hormonelike · allohormone · luteinizing hormone · adrenocorticotropic hormone · proteohormone · hormones · juvenile hormone · tropic hormone · parathyroid hormone · parahormone · orgone · sex hormone · sex-hormone-binding globulin · anti-Müllerian hormone · 'mones · xenohormone
Hyponyms
estrogen · growth hormone · glucocorticoid · catecholamine · androgen · corticosteroid · gibberellin · mineralocorticoid · oestrogen · anabolic steroid · angiotensin
Relateds
insulin · thyroxine · theelin · somatotrophin · desoxycorticosterone · oxytocin · adrenaline · pregnenolone · corticosterone · hydrocortisone · androsterone · thyrocalcitonin · estrone · :Category:Hormones · adrenocorticotropic hormone · gastrin · cortisone · deoxycorticosterone · progesterone · cortisol · gestagen · somatostatin · epinephrine · steroid · aldosterone · progestagen · dexamethasone · secretin · testosterone · leptin · somatotropin · calcitonin · adrenocorticotrophin · 11-deoxycorticosterone · progestogen · oxtntomodulin · gibberellic acid · corticotrophin
Synonyms
Translations (72)
hu hormon (substance produced by the body that effects physiological activity) · lt hormonas (substance produced by the body that effects physiological activity) · pt hormona (substance produced by the body that effects physiological activity) · sv hormon (a plant hormone) · ko 호르몬 (substance produced by the body that effects physiological activity) · pt hormona (synthetic compound with the same activity as a hormone) · la hormōn (substance produced by the body that effects physiological activity) · pt hormônio (synthetic compound with the same activity as a hormone) · ca hormona (substance produced by the body that effects physiological activity) · km អរម៉ូន (substance produced by the body that effects physiological activity) · cs hormon (substance produced by the body that effects physiological activity) · id hormon (substance produced by the body that effects physiological activity) · hy հորմոն (substance produced by the body that effects physiological activity) · pt hormônio (a plant hormone) · nl hormoon (substance produced by the body that effects physiological activity) · hu hormon (synthetic compound with the same activity as a hormone) · hi अंतःस्राव (substance produced by the body that effects physiological activity) · nan-hbl 激素 (substance produced by the body that effects physiological activity) · eo hormono (substance produced by the body that effects physiological activity) · sh hòrmōn (substance produced by the body that effects physiological activity) · fr hormone (substance produced by the body that effects physiological activity) · sk hormón (substance produced by the body that effects physiological activity) · gu અંતઃસ્રાવ (substance produced by the body that effects physiological activity) · mi taiaki (substance produced by the body that effects physiological activity) · pt hormona (a plant hormone) · fi hormoni (substance produced by the body that effects physiological activity) · yue 激素 (substance produced by the body that effects physiological activity) · ru инкре́т (substance produced by the body that effects physiological activity) · fi kasvihormoni (a plant hormone) · cy hormon (substance produced by the body that effects physiological activity) · sv hormon (substance produced by the body that effects physiological activity) · cmn 荷爾蒙 /荷尔蒙 (substance produced by the body that effects physiological activity) · gu ન્યાસર્ગ (substance produced by the body that effects physiological activity) · ar هُرْمُون (substance produced by the body that effects physiological activity) · de Hormon (substance produced by the body that effects physiological activity) · sv hormon (synthetic compound with the same activity as a hormone) · is hormón (substance produced by the body that effects physiological activity) · sv växthormon (a plant hormone) · nn hormon (substance produced by the body that effects physiological activity) · th ฮอร์โมน (substance produced by the body that effects physiological activity) · he הורמון (substance produced by the body that effects physiological activity) · pt hormônio (substance produced by the body that effects physiological activity) · gl hormona (substance produced by the body that effects physiological activity) · nb hormon (substance produced by the body that effects physiological activity) · el ορμόνη (substance produced by the body that effects physiological activity) · el ορμόνη (synthetic compound with the same activity as a hormone) · ru гормо́н (substance produced by the body that effects physiological activity) · io hormono (substance produced by the body that effects physiological activity) · lv hormons (substance produced by the body that effects physiological activity) · uk гормо́н (substance produced by the body that effects physiological activity) · cmn 激素 (substance produced by the body that effects physiological activity) · sh хо̀рмо̄н (substance produced by the body that effects physiological activity) · fi hormoni (synthetic compound with the same activity as a hormone) · hi न्यासर्ग (substance produced by the body that effects physiological activity) · es hormona (substance produced by the body that effects physiological activity) · bg хормо́н (substance produced by the body that effects physiological activity) · pl hormon (substance produced by the body that effects physiological activity) · hi ग्रंथिरस (substance produced by the body that effects physiological activity) · fa هورمون (substance produced by the body that effects physiological activity) · it ormone (substance produced by the body that effects physiological activity) · fi sisäerite (substance produced by the body that effects physiological activity) · grc ὁρμῶν (substance produced by the body that effects physiological activity) · ast hormona (substance produced by the body that effects physiological activity) · vi nội tiết tố (substance produced by the body that effects physiological activity) · ga hormón (substance produced by the body that effects physiological activity) · eo hormono (synthetic compound with the same activity as a hormone) · ta புலங்கள் (substance produced by the body that effects physiological activity) · da hormon (synthetic compound with the same activity as a hormone) · da hormon (substance produced by the body that effects physiological activity) · fi umpierite (substance produced by the body that effects physiological activity) · fi hormoni (a plant hormone) · ja ホルモン (substance produced by the body that effects physiological activity)