hormone

Signification (Anglais)

Noun

1. Any substance produced by one tissue and conveyed by the bloodstream to another to effect physiological activity.
2. A synthetic compound with the same activity.
3. (colloquial, plural-normally) A synthetic compound with the same activity.
4. Any similar substance in plants.

Verb

To treat with hormones.

Concepts

hormone

corticostéroïde

hormone adrénocorticotrope

Synonymes

hormonal

internal secretion

endocrine

ACTH

cortin

corticosteroid

promoting substance

noradrenaline

steroids

Traductions

hormona

ormone

Hormon

ορμόνη

hormoon

hormona

hormônio

hormon

هرمون

hormona

hormón

هُرْمُون

hormon

ορμόνες

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈhɔːməʊn/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ὁρμῶν (hormôn), present participle of ὁρμάω (hormáō, “to set in motion, to urge on”), from ὁρμή (hormḗ, “rapid motion forwards, onrush, onset, assault, impulse to do a thing, effort”).