2 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hormone \Hor"mone\ (h[^o]r"m[=o]n), n. [From Gr "orma`ein to
excite.] (Physiol. Chem.)
A chemical substance formed in one organ and carried in the
circulation to another organ on which it exerts a stimulating
effect; thus according to Starling, the gastric glands are
stimulated by a hormone from the pyloric mucous membrane.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
hormone
n : an endocrine secretion that is transmitted by the blood to
the tissue on which it has a specific effect [syn: {internal
secretion}]
more about hormone
browse words by letter
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
i
j
k
l
m
n
o
p
q
r
s
t
u
v
w
x
y
z
or search
thesauri
dictionary
search words
|
