Vi fant 1 definisjoner av steroid hormone på engelsk.
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| steroid hormone - any hormone affecting the development and growth of sex organs | ||
| steroid, sex hormone | ||
| hormone, internal secretion, endocrine the secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect | ||
| progestin, progestogen any of a group of steroid hormones that have the effect of progesterone | ||
| androgen, androgenic hormone male sex hormone that is produced in the testes and responsible for typical male sexual characteristics | ||
| estrogen, oestrogen a general term for female steroid sex hormones that are secreted by the ovary and responsible for typical female sexual characteristics | ||
| adrenal cortical steroid, corticoid, corticosteroid a steroid hormone produced by the adrenal cortex or synthesized; administered as drugs they reduce swelling and decrease the body's immune response; "adrenal cortical steroids are used to treat many different conditions" | ||