oestrogen

US estrogen

/ (ˈiːstrədʒən, ˈɛstrə-) /

noun

any of several steroid hormones, that are secreted chiefly by the ovaries and placenta, that induce oestrus, stimulate changes in the female reproductive organs during the oestrous cycle, and promote development of female secondary sexual characteristics

Derived forms of oestrogen

oestrogenic (ˌiːstrəˈdʒɛnɪk, ˌɛstrə-) or US estrogenic (ˌɛstrəˈdʒɛnɪk, ˌiːstrə-), adjective oestrogenically or US estrogenically, adverb

Word Origin for oestrogen

C20: from oestrus + -gen

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Medical definitions for oestrogen

oestrogen
[ ĕstrə-jən ]

n.

Variant ofestrogen