Pharmacologic Substance
hormone inhibitor
hor·mone in·hib·i·tor [ hawr-mohn in-hib-i-ter ]
Subclass of:
Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists
Definitions related to hormone antagonists:
  • (hormone inhibitor) Substance or agent which suppresses, prevents or opposes the actions of hormones.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • Substances that inhibit or antagonize the function of the endocrine glands, the biosynthesis or biological effect of secreted hormones.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Chemical substances which inhibit the function of the endocrine glands, the biosynthesis of their secreted hormones, or the action of hormones upon their specific sites.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
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