Oestrogen
nounverified·updated May 18, 2026
a general term for female steroid sex hormones that are secreted by the ovary and responsible for typical female sexual characteristics
Classifications
Entity Type
Unknown—glossary_import_default_pending_classifier
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Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- synonym
- estrogen
- plural
- Oestrogens
- possessive
- Oestrogen's
- pluralpossessive
- Oestrogens'