hormones

Cultural  

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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Example Sentences

Weight-loss drugs like Novo Nordisk’s Ozempic and Wegovy and Eli Lilly’s Mounjaro and Zepbound work by mimicking gut hormones including GLP-1, suppressing appetite and making people feel full sooner when eating.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

During REM sleep, both hormones increase, leading to a surge in growth hormone.

From Science Daily • Mar. 30, 2026

Natural hormones similar to those targeted by medications like Wegovy and Mounjaro play an important role.

From Science Daily • Mar. 19, 2026

GLP-1s override some of the satiety hormones, so people get full more quickly.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 16, 2026

I’m taken to the doctor’s once a month, for tests: urine, hormones, cancer smear, blood test; the same as before, except that now it’s obligatory.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood