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Definition of Relaxin

1. Noun. Hormone secreted by the corpus luteum during the last days of pregnancy; relaxes the pelvic ligaments and prepares the uterus for labor.

Definition of Relaxin

1. Noun. A peptide hormone of the insulin superfamily. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Relaxin

1. a female hormone [n -S] - See also: hormone

Medical Definition of Relaxin

1. Polypeptide hormone produced by corpus luteum and found in the blood of pregnant animals. Acts, as its name suggests, to cause muscle relaxation during parturition. Human relaxin has an A chain of 24 amino acids and a B chain of 29. Has structural similarity to insulin. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

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Literary usage of Relaxin

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1. Annals of the American Pulpit: Or, Commemorative Notices of Distinguished by William Buell Sprague (1865)
"... a cir cuit preacher, from the length of his rides and the constancy of his labour was compelled to separate himself pretty much from all the relaxin| ..."

2. The American Baptist Magazine, and Missionary Intelligencer (1821)
"... except towards the Utter part of (he time, when, on account of my ill health, I was obliged to relaxin my exertions, batan did not, however, ..."

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