First Known Use: 1905
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hormone
noun hor·mone \ˈhȯr-ˌmōn\
: a natural substance that is produced in the body and that influences the way the body grows or develops
Full Definition of HORMONE
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: a product of living cells that circulates in body fluids (as blood) or sap and produces a specific often stimulatory effect on the activity of cells usually remote from its point of origin; also : a synthetic substance that acts like a hormone
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Origin of HORMONE
Greek hormōn, present participle of horman to stir up, from hormē impulse, assault; akin to Greek ornynai to rouse — more at rise
Rhymes with HORMONE
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HORMONE Defined for Kids
hormone
noun hor·mone \ˈhȯr-ˌmōn\
Definition of HORMONE for Kids
: any of various chemical substances produced by body cells and released especially into the blood and having a specific effect on cells or organs of the body usually at a distance from the place of origin
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hormone
noun hor·mone \ˈhȯr-ˌmōn\
Medical Definition of HORMONE
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a : a product of living cells that circulates in body fluids (as blood) or sap and produces a specific often stimulatory effect on the activity of cells usually remote from its point of origin—called also internal secretion; see plant hormone b : a synthetic substance that acts like a hormone
2
—hor·mone·like \-ˌlīk\ adjective
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