- hormone
- noun /ˈhɔːməʊn,ˈhɔːrmoʊn/a) Any substance, produced by one tissue and conveyed by the bloodstream to another to effect physiological activity.b) A synthetic compound with the same activity.
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Hormone — Hormone … Deutsch Wörterbuch
hormone — [ ɔrmɔn; ɔrmon ] n. f. • 1911; en angl. (1905); du gr. hormôn « exciter » ♦ Substance chimique élaborée par un groupe de cellules ou un organe, et qui exerce une action spécifique sur un autre tissu ou un autre organe. Les hormones sont… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Hormone — Hor mone (h[^o]r m[=o]n), n. [From Gr. orma ein to excite.] 1. (Physiological Chem.) A chemical substance formed in one organ and carried in the circulation to another organ on which it exerts a specific effect on cells at a distance from the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hormone — Hormone, der interzellulären und bisweilen auch der intrazellulären Kommunikation dienende, von endokrinen Organen oder Einzelzellen gebildete Botenstoffe der Metazoen, die spezifische Funktionen von Zielzellen regeln. Die klassische Definition,… … Deutsch wörterbuch der biologie
hormone — (n.) 1905, from Gk. hormon that which sets in motion, prp. of horman impel, urge on, from horme onset, impulse, from PIE *or sma , from root *er to move, set in motion. Used by Hippocrates to denote a vital principle; modern meaning coined by… … Etymology dictionary
hormone — ► NOUN ▪ a substance produced by a living thing and transported in tissue fluids to specific cells or tissues to stimulate them into action. DERIVATIVES hormonal adjective. ORIGIN Greek horm n setting in motion … English terms dictionary
hormone — [hôr′mōn΄] n. [< Gr hormōn, prp. of horman, to stimulate, excite < hormē, impulse < IE base * ser , to stream > Sans sará , fluid, L serum, whey] 1. a substance formed in some organ of the body, as the adrenal glands, the pituitary,… … English World dictionary
hormone — hormonal, hormonic /hawr mon ik, moh nik/, adj. /hawr mohn/, n. 1. Biochem. any of various internally secreted compounds, as insulin or thyroxine, formed in endocrine glands, that affect the functions of specifically receptive organs or tissues… … Universalium
Hormone — Hormones (from Greek Polytonic|ὁρμή impetus ) are chemicals released by cells that affect cells in other parts of the body. Only a small amount of hormone is required to alter cell metabolism. It is also a chemical messenger that transports a… … Wikipedia
Hormone — Epinephrin (Adrenalin), ein Hormon aus der Gruppe der Katecholamine Hormone (von altgriechisch ὁρμᾶν hormān ‚antreiben, erregen‘)[1] sind (bei unterschiedlicher Definition) biochemische … Deutsch Wikipedia
Hormone — I Hormone, Bezeichnung für körpereigene Wirkstoffe, auch als »Informationsüberträger« oder »chemische Sendboten« bezeichnet, die spezifisch auf bestimmte Organe einwirken. Die Hormone werden mit dem Blut transportiert, koppeln im Gewebe an für… … Universal-Lexikon
