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Definition of Estrogen

1. Noun. A general term for female steroid sex hormones that are secreted by the ovary and responsible for typical female sexual characteristics.

Definition of Estrogen

1. Noun. (steroid hormone) Any of a group of (steroids) that are (secreted) by the (ovaries) and (function) as (female) (sex) (hormones). ¹

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Definition of Estrogen

1. a female sex hormone promoting or producing estrus [n -S]

Medical Definition of Estrogen

1. A generic term for oestrus producing steroid compounds, the female sex hormones. In humans, oestrogen is formed in the ovary, possibly the adrenal cortex, the testis and the foetoplacental unit, it has various functions in both sexes. It is responsible for the development of the female secondary sex characteristics and during the menstrual cycle it acts on the female genitalia to produce an environment suitable for the fertilization, implantation and nutrition of the early embryo. Oestrogen is used in oral contraceptives and as a palliative in cancer of the breast after menopause and cancer of the prostate, other uses include the relief of the discomforts of menopause, inhibition of lactation and treatment of osteoporosis, threatened abortion and various functional ovarian disorders. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

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Literary usage of Estrogen

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"30 March 1970 • Ontogeny of the estrogen Receptor during Early Uterine ... The number of estrogen binding sites in uterine cytoplasm on a per cell basis ..."

2. Osteoporosis Research, Education and Health Promotion (1993)
"estrogen estrogen is specific for retarding the accelerated bone loss that occurs after menopause or oophorectomy. Long-term (o years or greater) treatment ..."

3. Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine (1903)
"The end result of long term estrogen administration to the male rat is a slight but significant increase in ash content which appears to be associated with ..."

4. Bound for Good Health: A Collection of Age PagesMedical (1993)
"During menopause a decline in the amount of estrogen, a female hormone, ... estrogen loss is also the leading cause of bone loss in older women. ..."

5. Second Report of the Expert Panel on Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of ...by Scott M. Grundy by Scott M. Grundy (1997)
"If levels increase markedly, estrogen therapy probably should be discontinued. Systemic estrogens (transcutaneous or percutaneous) seemingly have less ..."

6. Guide To Clinical Preventive Services by U. S. Preventive Services Task Force (1989)
"Menopausal estrogen therapy and hip fractures. Ann Intern Med 1981; 95:28-31. 10. ... estrogen replacement therapy I: a 10-year prospective study in the ..."

7. Healthy People 2000: National Health Promotion & Disease Prevention by DIANE Publishing Company (2004)
"estrogen replacement therapy has been shown to slow bone loss in ... Epidemiologie evidence indicates that replacement estrogen therapy can reduce the ..."

8. 5th Report Of The Joint National Committee On Detection, Evaluation, And by DIANE Publishing Company (2004)
"estrogen Replacement Therapy and Blood Pressure The presence of ... The effects of transdermal estrogen and of progestogen in addition to estrogen ..."

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