hormone

Meaning

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.

Synonyms

hormonal

internal secretion

endocrine

ACTH

cortin

corticosteroid

promoting substance

noradrenaline

steroids

Translations

hormona

hormone

Hormon

ormone

ορμόνη

hormoon

hormona

hormônio

هرمون

hormon

hormona

hormón

hormon

هُرْمُون

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈhɔːməʊn/

Etymology

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”).