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OESTRADIOL

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The most powerful female hormone that occurs naturally; synthesized and used to treat estrogen deficiency and breast cancer

Synonyms:

estradiol; oestradiol

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("oestradiol" 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 ("oestradiol" 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)

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