Now updated for CSW19. New words, if any, and new inflections of existing words, are shown in red.
| adrenalin | a hormone secreted by the adrenal glands. |
| adrenaline | a hormone secreted by the adrenal glands. |
| aldosterone | a steroid hormone. |
| andro | a type of sex hormone. |
| androgen | a male sex hormone. |
| androgenic | of or like an androgen, a male sex hormone. |
| androsterone | an androgenic steroid male hormone. |
| autacoid | a hormone secreted into blood, lymph, or sap. |
| autocoid | a hormone secreted into blood, lymph, or sap. |
| bombesin | a hormone partly responsible for regulating appetite. |
| bradykinin | a blood hormone causing dilation of blood vessels. |
| bursicon | a hormone produced by the insect brain that regulates processes associated with ecdysis. |
| calcitonin | a hormone secreted by the thyroid gland, controlling the rate of bone destruction. |
| chalone | one of a group of chemicals occurring in animal tissue. |
| chalonic | relating to a chalone, one of a group of chemicals occurring in animal tissue. |
| cholecystokinin | a hormone secreted esp by the duodenal mucosa that regulates the emptying of the gallbladder and secretion of enzymes by the pancreas and that has been found in the brain. |
| corticoid | any of the steroid hormones produced in the adrenal cortex. |
| corticosteroid | any of the steroid hormones produced in the adrenal cortex. |
| corticotrophic | stimulating the adrenal cortex. |
| corticotrophin | a hormone that stimulates the adrenal gland. |
| corticotropic | stimulating the adrenal cortex. |
| corticotropin | a hormone that stimulates the adrenal gland. |
| cortin | a hormone. |
| cortisol | a glucocorticoid hormone used to treat inflammatory and allergic conditions, aka hydrocortisone. |
| cortisone | a steroid hormone produced in the adrenal cortex and made synthetically, used as an anti-inflammatory and anti-allergy agent. |
| deoxycortone | a corticosteroid hormone important in maintaining sodium and water balance in the body. |
| ecdyson | an insect hormone. |
| ecdysone | an insect hormone. |
| enterogastrone | a hormone that is produced by the duodenal mucosa and has an inhibitory action on gastric motility and secretion. |
| epinephrin | adrenalin. |
| epinephrine | adrenalin. |
| erythropoietin | a regulatory hormone. |
| estradiol | a natural estrogenic hormone. |
| estral | relating to estrum. |
| estrin | an estrogen. |
| estriol | an estrogen. |
| estrogen | a female sex-hormone. |
| estrogenic | of or like estrogen, a female sex-hormone. |
| estrogenically | (Adv.) ESTROGENIC, of or like estrogen, a female sex-hormone. |
| estrone | an estrogen. |
| folliculin | another name for oestrone. |
| gastrin | a hormone which stimulates production of gastric juice. |
| ghrelin | a hormone produced in the body that stimulates appetite. |
| glucagon | a pancreatic hormone which raises blood-sugar level and reduces appetite. |
| glucocorticoid | any of a group of steroid hormones which affect glucose metabolism, having an anti-inflammatory effect. |
| gonadotropin | a gonadotropic hormone, as follicle-stimulating hormone. |
| hormonal | relating to hormones. |
| hormonally | (Adv.) HORMONAL, related to hormones. |
| hormone | a secretion of the endocrine organs. |
| hormonelike | like a hormone. |
| hormonic | relating to hormones. |
| hydrocortisone | a glucocorticoid hormone that is used to treat inflammatory and allergic conditions, aka cortisol. |
| inhibin | a human sex hormone. |
| insulin | a protein hormone produced in the pancreas of animals. |
| intermedin | a messenger hormone. |
| kisspeptin | a protein molecule that is responsible for triggering the onset of puberty in humans. |
| leptin | a protein hormone produced by fat cells in the body. |
| lipotropin | a protein hormone of the pituitary gland. |
| luteotrophin | another name for the hormone prolactin. |
| luteotropin | another name for the hormone prolactin. |
| luteum | (Lat.) a hormone-secreting body. |
| melanotropin | a hormone secreted by the pituitary gland which stimulates the production of melanin by melanocytes. |
| melatonin | a hormone secreted by the pineal gland during the hours of darkness. |
| neurohormone | a hormone (as acetylcholine or norepinephrine) produced by or acting on nervous tissue. |
| neurohumor | a neurohormone, esp a neurotransmitter. |
| neurohumoral | relating to neurohumor. |
| nonhormonal | not hormonal. |
| noradrenalin | a neurotransmitter hormone related to adrenalin, produced by the adrenal glands. |
| noradrenaline | a neurotransmitter hormone related to adrenalin, produced by the adrenal glands. |
| norepinephrine | (US) a neurotransmitter hormone related to adrenalin, produced by the adrenal glands. |
| norethindrone | a synthetic progestational hormone used in birth control pills. |
| oestradiol | a natural oestrogen, also synthesised for use in cancer treatment. |
| oestral | relating to oestrum. |
| oestrin | an estrogen. |
| oestriol | an estrogen. |
| oestrogen | a female sex-hormone. |
| oestrogenic | producing female sex hormones. |
| oestrogenically | (Adv.) OESTROGENIC, producing female sex hormones. |
| oestrone | an estrogen. |
| oestrous | relating to oestrum. |
| orexin | a hormone that stimulates the appetite and is thought to be important for sleep regulation. |
| oxytocin | a pituitary hormone that stimulates uterine muscle contraction. |
| pancreozymin | a hormone that stimulates enzyme production by the pancreas. |
| parathormone | a parathyroid hormone. |
| pheromonal | relating to a pheromone. |
| pheromone | a chemical substance secreted by an animal that influences the behaviour of others of its species. |
| pituitrin | a hormone produced by the pituitary gland. |
| progesterone | a female sex hormone that prepares the uterus for the fertilized ovum and maintains pregnancy. |
| progestin | a hormone concerned with changes before pregnancy. |
| progestogen | any of a range of hormones of the progesterone type. |
| progestogenic | relating to progestogen. |
| prolactin | a hormone produced by the pituitary gland. |
| prolan | a gonadotropic hormone used to test for cyesis (pregnancy). |
| prostaglandin | any of a group of chemical substances secreted by various parts of the body into the bloodstream and found to have a wide range of effects on the body processes, e.g. on muscle contraction. |
| relaxin | a hormone which has a relaxing effect on the pelvic muscles. |
| secretin | a hormone secreted by the duodenum. |
| somatostatin | a polypeptide neurohormone. |
| somatotrophin | a polypeptide growth hormone. |
| somatotropin | a polypeptide growth hormone. |
| somatotropine | a growth hormone. |
| testosterone | the chief male sex hormone, a steroid secreted by the testes. |
| theelin | a type of estrogen, aka estrone. |
| theelol | an estrogen, aka estriol. |
| thymosin | a hormone secreted by the thymus. |
| thyrocalcitonin | a hormone secreted by the thyroid gland, controlling the rate of bone destruction. |
| thyrotrophin | a hormone, produced in the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland, which stimulates the thyroid. |
| thyrotropin | a hormone, produced in the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland, which stimulates the thyroid. |
| thyroxin | an iodine compound, a hormone forming the active principle of the thyroid gland. |
| thyroxine | an iodine compound, a hormone forming the active principle of the thyroid gland. |
| vasopressin | a pituitary hormone that raises blood pressure, regulates kidney secretion, etc. |
| vasotocin | a polypeptide pituitary hormone. |