Hormone
steroid hormone
ste·roid hor·mone
Definitions related to steroid hormone:
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Hormone characterized by the presence of a cyclopentanoperhydrophenanthrene ring, includes the estrogens, androgens, mineralocorticoids, progestogens, and glucocorticoids.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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Hormones possessing the steroid ring system; e.g., androgens, estrogens, adrenocortical hormones.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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