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STEROID HORMONE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Any hormone affecting the development and growth of sex organs
Synonyms:
sex hormone; steroid; steroid hormone
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("steroid hormone" is a kind of...):
endocrine; hormone; internal secretion (the secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "steroid hormone"):
progestin; progestogen (any of a group of steroid hormones that have the effect of progesterone)
androgen; androgenic hormone (male sex hormone that is produced in the testes and responsible for typical male sexual characteristics)
estrogen; oestrogen (a general term for female steroid sex hormones that are secreted by the ovary and responsible for typical female sexual characteristics)
adrenal cortical steroid; corticoid; corticosteroid (a steroid hormone produced by the adrenal cortex or synthesized; administered as drugs they reduce swelling and decrease the body's immune response)
anabolic steroid (any of a group of synthetic steroid hormones used to stimulate muscle and bone growth; more than 100 have been developed and each requires a prescription to be used legally in the United States; sometimes used illicitly by athletes to increase their strength)
Context examples:
A steroid hormone produced in the skin when exposed to ultraviolet light or obtained from dietary sources.
(Cholecalciferol, NCI Thesaurus)
Corticosteroids exert a variety of actions through binding to the glucocorticoid receptor (GR), a member of the steroid hormone receptor gene family.
(Corticosteroid Cardioprotection Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)
A steroid hormone synthesized by the adrenal glands and the gonads from either 17-alpha-hydroxyprogesterone or dehydroepiandrosterone and is a precursor of testosterone.
(Androstenedione, NCI Thesaurus)
This protein plays a role in the metabolism of steroid hormones and the inactivation of androgens.
(Aldo-Keto Reductase Family 1 Member C2, NCI Thesaurus)
Epinephrine and norepinephrine from the medulla and steroid hormones from the cortex.
(Adrenal Fluid or Secretion, NCI Thesaurus)
A cholesterol deficiency can cause several diseases, and the substance is the starting material for making the body's dozen or so steroid hormones.
(Researchers Zero-In on Cholesterol's Role in Cells, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
Deletion of the Src-1 gene or Tif2 gene in mice reduced the response to steroid hormones and development dependent on these hormones.
(Obesity and Thermogenesis Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)
A synthetic, anabolic steroid hormone analog of testosterone.
(Oxandrolone, NCI Thesaurus)
A steroid hormone that is a mixture of alpha and beta isomers, which have different orientations for the hydrogen group at position 5. 5alpha-androstanedione is a metabolic precursor for both testosterone and estrone.
(Androstanedione, NCI Thesaurus)
A small gland that makes steroid hormones, adrenaline, and noradrenaline.
(Adrenal gland, NCI Dictionary)
