oestrogen
US estrogen
/ (ˈiːstrədʒən, ˈɛstrə-) /
noun
any of several steroid hormones, that are secreted chiefly by the ovaries and placenta, that induce oestrus, stimulate changes in the female reproductive organs during the oestrous cycle, and promote development of female secondary sexual characteristics
Nearby words
oesophagus, oestradiol, oestrid, oestrin, oestriol, oestrogen, oestrone, oestrous, oestrous cycle, oestrus, oeuvre
Derived Formsoestrogenic (ˌiːstrəˈdʒɛnɪk, ˌɛstrə-) or US estrogenic (ˌɛstrəˈdʒɛnɪk, ˌiːstrə-), adjectiveoestrogenically or US estrogenically, adverb
Word Origin for oestrogen
C20: from oestrus + -gen
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Word Origin and History for oestrogen
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Medicine definitions for oestrogen
oestrogen
[ ĕs′trə-jən ]
n.
Variant ofestrogen
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