estriol
Americannoun
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Biochemistry. an estrogenic hormone, C 18 H 21 (OH) 3 , occurring in urine during pregnancy.
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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
Example Sentences
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The pregnancy hormones are estradiol, estriol and progesterone, which give many benefits.
From The Guardian • Nov. 9, 2016
The primary hormones produced by the ovaries are estrogens, which include estradiol, estriol, and estrone.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
These oils are even more effective when combined with small amounts of pharmacy-compounded estriol and testosterone, she said.
From New York Times • Aug. 6, 2012
They noted if products like hair oil, hair lotion, leave-in conditioners, and relaxers/perms had label ingredients such as hormones, placenta, estrogen, estradiol, estriol, estrone, methylparaben, butyl-paraben, and proplyparaben.
From Scientific American • Mar. 2, 2012
By measuring the levels of estriol, alpha-fetoprotein, and several other substances in a pregnant woman, the test assigns a certain probability to each defect.
From Slate • Oct. 19, 2011
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