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• plural of hormone.

hormones

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1. Chemical substances, produced in the body by endocrine glands, that are transported by the blood to other organs to stimulate their function. Adrenaline, estrogen, insulin, and testosterone are all hormones.

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Inflammatory breast cancer is where cancer blocks lymph vessels which makes the breast red and swollen while triple negative breast cancer lacks hormones and HER2 receptors.

From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026

Some of these peptides then act as hormones, carrying signals that influence metabolism, appetite and other complex processes in the brain and throughout the body.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 24, 2026

She will weigh herself and use a device to track her reproductive hormones.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026

They make everything themselves, using local ingredients from grass-fed cows with no added hormones.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026

Twisted into yet other shapes, they also form receptors, hormones, and signaling molecules, allowing cells to communicate with one another.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee