hormone
Significado
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- Any substance produced by one tissue and conveyed by the bloodstream to another to effect physiological activity.
- A synthetic compound with the same activity.
- (colloquial) A synthetic compound with the same activity.
- Any similar substance in plants.
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Pronunciado como (IPA)
/ˈhɔːməʊn/
Etimologia
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”).
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