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ESTRADIOL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The most powerful female hormone that occurs naturally; synthesized and used to treat estrogen deficiency and breast cancer
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("estradiol" is a kind of...):
estrogen; oestrogen (a general term for female steroid sex hormones that are secreted by the ovary and responsible for typical female sexual characteristics)
Holonyms ("estradiol" is a substance of...):
Loestrin (trade name for an oral contraceptive containing estradiol and norethindrone)
Lo/Ovral (trade name for an oral contraceptive containing estradiol and norgestrel)
Modicon; Norlestrin; Ovocon (trade name for an oral contraceptive containing estradiol and norethindrone)
Ovral (trade name for an oral contraceptive containing estradiol and norgestrel)
Context examples:
Estradiol 17-beta-dehydrogenase 2 (387 aa, ~43 kDa) is encoded by the human HSD17B2 gene.
(Estradiol 17-Beta-Dehydrogenase 2, NCI Thesaurus)
Droloxifene competitively inhibits the binding of estradiol to estrogen receptors, thereby preventing the receptor from binding to the estrogen-response element on DNA.
(Droloxifene, NCI Thesaurus)
Calusterone may alter the metabolism of estradiol and reduce estrogen production.
(Calusterone, NCI Thesaurus)
A drug that prevents the formation of estradiol, a female hormone, by interfering with an aromatase enzyme.
(Aromatase inhibitor, NCI Dictionary)
The combination of ethinyl estradiol with drospirenone suppresses the hypothalamic-pituitary system, leading to an inhibition of the release of gonadotropin hormones follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) and luteinizing hormone (LH).
(Drospirenone/Ethinyl Estradiol, NCI Thesaurus)
Dienogest reduces the production of estradiol, prevents ovulation and alters the cervical mucus and endometrium.
(Dienogest, NCI Thesaurus)
Estradiol, the principal intracellular human estrogen, is substantially more active at the cellular level than its metabolites, estrone and estriol.
(Estradiol, NCI Thesaurus)
A dehydroepiandrosterone metabolite and a precursor of testosterone and estradiol with hypolipidemic and anabolic property.
(Epiandrosterone, NCI Thesaurus)
The oral contraceptive preparation contains a combination of an estrogen, such as ethinyl estradiol, and a progestagen, such as levonorgestrel or norethidrone.
(Oral Contraceptive Preparation, NCI Thesaurus)
Metabolized by the liver to ethynyl estradiol, mestranol serves as the estrogen component in several combination oral contraceptives.
(Mestranol, NCI Thesaurus)
