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OESTRIOL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does oestriol mean?
• OESTRIOL (noun)
The noun OESTRIOL has 1 sense:
1. a naturally occurring estrogenic hormone; a synthetic form is used to treat estrogen deficiency
Familiarity information: OESTRIOL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A naturally occurring estrogenic hormone; a synthetic form is used to treat estrogen deficiency
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
estriol; oestriol
Hypernyms ("oestriol" is a kind of...):
estrogen; oestrogen (a general term for female steroid sex hormones that are secreted by the ovary and responsible for typical female sexual characteristics)
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