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nounany hormone affecting the development and growth of sex organs
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nounany of several fat-soluble organic compounds having as a basis 17 carbon atoms in four rings; many have important physiological effectstype of:
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- des synthetic nonsteroid with the properties of estrogen; formerly used to treat menstrual problems but was found to be associated with vaginal cancers in the daughters of women so treated during pregnancy
- pluto a large asteroid that was once thought to be the farthest known planet from the sun; it has an elliptical orbit
- cholesterol an animal sterol that is normally synthesized by the liver; the most abundant steroid in animal tissues
- cortisone a corticosteroid hormone (trade name Cortone Acetate) normally produced by the adrenal cortex; is converted to hydrocortisone
- estrogen a general term for female steroid sex hormones that are secreted by the ovary and responsible for typical female sexual characteristics
- advil a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory and analgesic medicine (trade names Advil and Motrin and Nuprin) used to relieve the pain of arthritis and as an antipyretic
- ibuprofen a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory and analgesic medicine (trade names Advil and Motrin and Nuprin) used to relieve the pain of arthritis and as an antipyretic
- vesta the brightest asteroid but the fourth to be discovered
- oestrogen a general term for female steroid sex hormones that are secreted by the ovary and responsible for typical female sexual characteristics
- glucocorticoid a steroid hormone that is produced by the adrenal cortex of animals; affects functioning of gonads and has anti-inflammatory activity