hormona

Meaning

Noun

hormone

Verb

1. (form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person) inflection of hormonar:
2. (form-of, imperative, second-person, singular) inflection of hormonar:

hormonar

1. to treat with hormone therapy
2. to treat oneself with hormone therapy

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Concepts

hormone

endocrine

internal secretion

Synonyms

carne del órgano

glándula endocrina

hormon

Translations

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hormone

Hormon

hormoon

ορμόνη

hormônio

hormona

hormona

hormon

هرمون

hormon

هُرْمُون

hormon

hormonum

Hyphenated as

hor‧mo‧na

Pronounced as (IPA)

/oɾˈmona/

Etymology

Borrowed from English: hormone

In summary

Borrowed from English hormone, from Ancient Greek ὁρμή (hormḗ, “rapid motion forwards, onrush, onset, assault, impulse to do a thing, effort”), from ὁρμάω (hormáō, “to set in motion, urge on”).