hormone
noun
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect
Types & categories
- secretion hypernym
- adrenocorticotropic hormone hyponym
- epinephrine hyponym
- gastrointestinal hormone hyponym
- glucagon hyponym
- gonadotropin hyponym
- insulin hyponym
- melatonin hyponym
- neurohormone hyponym
- oxytocin hyponym
- parathyroid hormone hyponym
- relaxin hyponym
- hypothalamic releasing hormone hyponym
- somatotropin hyponym
- thymosin hyponym
- thyroid hormone hyponym
- vasopressin hyponym
- steroid hormone hyponym
- adrenosterone hyponym
- glucocorticoid hyponym
- catecholamine hyponym
- melanocyte-stimulating hormone hyponym
- thyrotropin hyponym
- thyrotropin-releasing hormone hyponym
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | endocrine |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | hormonal |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | secretion |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | adrenocorticotropic hormone |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | epinephrine |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | gastrointestinal hormone |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | glucagon |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | gonadotropin |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | insulin |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | melatonin |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | neurohormone |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | oxytocin |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | parathyroid hormone |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | relaxin |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | hypothalamic releasing hormone |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | somatotropin |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | thymosin |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | thyroid hormone |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | vasopressin |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | steroid hormone |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | adrenosterone |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | glucocorticoid |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | catecholamine |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | melanocyte-stimulating hormone |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | thyrotropin |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | thyrotropin-releasing hormone |