sex hormone

sex hormone

noun

Definition of SEX HORMONE

: a steroid hormone (as estrogen or testosterone) that is produced especially by the ovaries, testes, or adrenal cortex and affects the growth or function of the reproductive organs or the development of secondary sex characteristics

First Known Use of SEX HORMONE

1917

Rhymes with SEX HORMONE

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