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hormone |
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}]
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