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estriol

[ es-tree-awl, -ol, -trahy- ]
/ ˈɛs triˌɔl, -ˌɒl, -traɪ- /
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noun

Biochemistry. an estrogenic hormone, C18H21(OH)3, occurring in urine during pregnancy.
Pharmacology. a commercial form of this compound, obtained from human placentas or the urine of pregnant women, used in conditions involving estrogen deficiency.

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Origin of estriol

First recorded in 1930–35; es(trin) + tri- + -ol1

Words nearby estriol

estreat, Estrela mountain dog, Estremadura, estrildid, estrin, estriol, estrogen, estrogenic, estrogen replacement therapy, estrone, estropipate
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British Dictionary definitions for estriol

estriol
/ (ˈɛstrɪˌɒl, ˈiːstrɪ-) /

noun

the usual US spelling of oestriol
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for estriol

estriol
[ ĕs′trī-ôl′, -ōl′, ĕ-strī′- ]

n.

A metabolite of estradiol and usually the predominant estrogenic metabolite found in the urine of pregnant women.theelol
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