STEROID HORMONE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does steroid hormone mean? 

• STEROID HORMONE (noun)
  The noun STEROID HORMONE has 1 sense:

1. any hormone affecting the development and growth of sex organs

  Familiarity information: STEROID HORMONE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• STEROID HORMONE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any hormone affecting the development and growth of sex organs

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

sex hormone; steroid; steroid hormone

Hypernyms ("steroid hormone" is a kind of...):

endocrine; hormone; internal secretion (the secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "steroid hormone"):

progestin; progestogen (any of a group of steroid hormones that have the effect of progesterone)

androgen; androgenic hormone (male sex hormone that is produced in the testes and responsible for typical male sexual characteristics)

estrogen; oestrogen (a general term for female steroid sex hormones that are secreted by the ovary and responsible for typical female sexual characteristics)

adrenal cortical steroid; corticoid; corticosteroid (a steroid hormone produced by the adrenal cortex or synthesized; administered as drugs they reduce swelling and decrease the body's immune response)

anabolic steroid (any of a group of synthetic steroid hormones used to stimulate muscle and bone growth; more than 100 have been developed and each requires a prescription to be used legally in the United States; sometimes used illicitly by athletes to increase their strength)

 Context examples 

CARM1 also interacts with CBP/p300 transcriptional coactivators involved in gene activation by a large variety of transcription factors, including steroid hormone receptors and CEBP.

(CARM1 Transcription Regulation Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)

This allele, which encodes steroid hormone receptor ERR1 protein, is involved in DNA binding and transcriptional activation.

(ESRRA wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

This gene plays a role in the metabolism of steroid hormones.

(AKR1C2 Gene, NCI Thesaurus)

A steroid hormone synthesized and secreted by the adrenal gland and necessary for life.

(Cortisone, NCI Thesaurus)

Steroid hormones, such as estrogen, and their receptors regulate eukaryotic gene expression, affecting target cell proliferation and differentiation.

(Estrogen Binding Domain, NCI Thesaurus)

A natural steroid hormone produced in the adrenal gland.

(Cortisone, NCI Dictionary)

This vitamin is also involved in the synthesis of cholesterol, lipids, neurotransmitters, steroid hormones, and hemoglobin.

(Calcium Pantothenate, NCI Thesaurus)

Any steroid hormone made in the adrenal cortex (the outer part of the adrenal gland).

(Corticosteroid, NCI Dictionary)

A synthetic steroid (similar to steroid hormones produced naturally in the adrenal gland).

(Dexamethasone, NCI Dictionary)

These cells produce growth factors and hormones that mediate the proliferative response of epithelial cells to the steroid hormones estrogen and progesterone.

(Endometrial Stromal Cell, NCI Thesaurus)