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: a product of living cells that circulates in body fluids (such as blood) or sap and produces a specific often stimulatory effect on the activity of cells usually remote from its point of origin
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: a synthetic substance that acts like a hormone
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Some have testicles that are malfunctioning in testosterone production, while others see a decline in the hormone because of age.
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Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2024
By accurately detecting the pregnancy hormone in saliva, Salistick transforms the testing experience, enabling easy, non-invasive pregnancy detection from the comfort of home.
—Gil Press, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
Wen: Stress is a normal physiological response in which our bodies release hormones that lead to effects such as faster heartbeat, increased blood pressure and higher blood sugar levels.
—Katia Hetter, CNN, 12 Dec. 2024
The rationale behind Clayface’s appearance emerged in comics of the 1970s, which evolved the character into a scientist with hormone irregularities.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2024
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Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2024
By accurately detecting the pregnancy hormone in saliva, Salistick transforms the testing experience, enabling easy, non-invasive pregnancy detection from the comfort of home.
—Gil Press, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
Wen: Stress is a normal physiological response in which our bodies release hormones that lead to effects such as faster heartbeat, increased blood pressure and higher blood sugar levels.
—Katia Hetter, CNN, 12 Dec. 2024
The rationale behind Clayface’s appearance emerged in comics of the 1970s, which evolved the character into a scientist with hormone irregularities.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Hormone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hormone. Accessed 24 Dec. 2024.
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hormone
noun
hor·mone
ˈhȯr-ˌmōn 
: a product of living cells that circulates in body fluids (as blood) or sap and produces a specific and often stimulating effect on cells usually at a distance from the place where it is made
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hormone
noun
hor·mone
ˈhȯr-ˌmōn
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: a product of living cells that circulates in body fluids (as blood) or sap and produces a specific often stimulatory effect on the activity of cells usually a distance from its point of synthesis
Some people develop insulin resistance, a condition in which response to the hormone is muted and the body must produce excess insulin to maintain healthy blood-glucose concentrations.—Ben Harder, Science News
Ben Harder, Science News
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: a synthetic substance that acts like a hormone
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: sex hormone
I discovered I had the classic signs of perimenopause, the prelude to "the change" when hormones yo-yo before menstrual periods cease altogether …—Beth Witrogen McLeod, Cooking Light
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