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Hormogonia

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• Hormogonium

  [hawr-muh-goh-nee-uh m] /ˌhɔr məˈgoʊ ni əm/ noun, plural hormogonia [hawr-muh-goh-nee-uh] /ˌhɔr məˈgoʊ ni ə/ (Show IPA) 1. a portion of filament in blue-green algae that becomes detached and reproduces by cell division.

• Hormonal

  [hawr-mohn] /ˈhɔr moʊn/ noun 1. Biochemistry. any of various internally secreted compounds, as insulin or thyroxine, formed in endocrine glands, that affect the functions of specifically receptive organs or tissues when transported to them by the body fluids. 2. Pharmacology. a synthetic substance used in medicine to act like such a compound when introduced into […]

• Hormone

  [hawr-mohn] /ˈhɔr moʊn/ noun 1. Biochemistry. any of various internally secreted compounds, as insulin or thyroxine, formed in endocrine glands, that affect the functions of specifically receptive organs or tissues when transported to them by the body fluids. 2. Pharmacology. a synthetic substance used in medicine to act like such a compound when introduced into […]

• Hormone-replacement-therapy

  1. the administration of estrogen and progestin to alleviate symptoms of menopause and, in postmenopausal women, especially to protect against osteoporosis. Abbreviation: HRT. Compare . noun 1. a form of oestrogen treatment used to control menopausal symptoms and in the prevention of osteoporosis HRT hormone replacement therapy The therapeutic administration of estrogen and often progesterone […]

• Hormones

  [hawr-mohn] /ˈhɔr moʊn/ noun 1. Biochemistry. any of various internally secreted compounds, as insulin or thyroxine, formed in endocrine glands, that affect the functions of specifically receptive organs or tissues when transported to them by the body fluids. 2. Pharmacology. a synthetic substance used in medicine to act like such a compound when introduced into […]

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