SEX HORMONE
Dictionary entry overview: What does sex hormone mean?
• SEX HORMONE (noun)
The noun SEX HORMONE has 1 sense:
1. any hormone affecting the development and growth of sex organs
Familiarity information: SEX HORMONE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• SEX HORMONE (noun)
Meaning:
Any hormone affecting the development and growth of sex organs
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
sex hormone; steroid hormone; steroid
Hypernyms ("sex hormone" is a kind of...):
endocrine; hormone; internal secretion (the secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "sex hormone"):
progestin; progestogen (any of a group of steroid hormones that have the effect of progesterone)
androgen; androgenic hormone (male sex hormone that is produced in the testes and responsible for typical male sexual characteristics)
estrogen; oestrogen (a general term for female steroid sex hormones that are secreted by the ovary and responsible for typical female sexual characteristics)
adrenal cortical steroid; corticoid; corticosteroid (a steroid hormone produced by the adrenal cortex or synthesized; administered as drugs they reduce swelling and decrease the body's immune response)
anabolic steroid (any of a group of synthetic steroid hormones used to stimulate muscle and bone growth; more than 100 have been developed and each requires a prescription to be used legally in the United States; sometimes used illicitly by athletes to increase their strength)
