hormonaladj.

/hɔːˈməʊnəl/

/ˈhɔːməʊnəl/

Etymology: < hormon- (in hormone n.) + -al suffix¹.

Physiology.

Of, involving, or effected by a hormone or hormones; that is or acts as a hormone.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > biology > substance > process stimulators or inhibitors > hormone > [adjective]

hormonic1914

hormonal1926

monotropic1966

1926 Chem. Abstr. 20 3029 (heading) The hormonal-nervous regulatory system of fat metabolism.

1949 M. Mead Male & Female xvi. 338 This domestic crisis..is reinforced by the hormonal instability and emotional fears that surround the menopause.

1953 Jrnl. Royal Hort. Soc. 78 165 The use of hormonal regulators of plant growth.

1955 R. G. Harry Mod. Cosmeticol. (ed. 4) iv. 95 The remark is often made that the mother-to-be has never ‘looked so young’ or ‘so beautiful’. Undoubtedly this effect is due to hormonal influences.

1968 Times 11 Nov. 10/8 Apes and most monkeys have menstrual cycles, and in some species the pattern of sexual activity is known to be under hormonal control.

Derivatives

horˈmonally adv. by means of a hormone or hormones; as a hormone.

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the world > life > biology > substance > process stimulators or inhibitors > hormone > [adverb]

hormonally1939

1939 B. Hanström Hormones in Invert. ix. 84 Dixippus shows a morphological and a physiological colour-change which are both hormonally regulated.

1955 R. I. Dorfman in G. Pincus & K. V. Thimann Hormones III. xii. 593 A group of hormonally active steroids, estrogens.

1970 Sci. Jrnl. June 68/1 They were both able to mate normal individulas to hormonally sex reversed animals which had exactly the same chromosomes.

Draft additions 1993

hormonal replacement n. = hormone replacement n. at hormone n. Additions. Usually attributive.

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the world > health and disease > healing > medical treatment > treatment by medicine or drug > [noun] > treatment with specific substances > hormone replacement therapy

oestrogen therapy1946

hormone replacement1967

hormonal replacement1968

HRT1973

1968 Canad. Med. Assoc. Jrnl. 99 250/1 The increasing trend toward giving hormonal replacement treatment in the menopause.

1977 Spare Rib May 39/2 (advt.) The Menopause and Hormonal Replacement Therapy.

1989 J. A. B. Collier & J. M. Longmore Oxf. Handbk. Clin. Specialties (ed. 2) i. 18 Women with early menopause or bilateral oophorectomy should possibly receive hormonal replacement to prevent osteoporosis.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	hormonal
释义	hormonaladj. /hɔːˈməʊnəl//ˈhɔːməʊnəl/ Etymology: < hormon- (in hormone n.) + -al suffix¹. Physiology. Of, involving, or effected by a hormone or hormones; that is or acts as a hormone. ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > substance > process stimulators or inhibitors > hormone > [adjective] hormonic1914 hormonal1926 monotropic1966 1926 Chem. Abstr. 20 3029 (heading) The hormonal-nervous regulatory system of fat metabolism. 1949 M. Mead Male & Female xvi. 338 This domestic crisis..is reinforced by the hormonal instability and emotional fears that surround the menopause. 1953 Jrnl. Royal Hort. Soc. 78 165 The use of hormonal regulators of plant growth. 1955 R. G. Harry Mod. Cosmeticol. (ed. 4) iv. 95 The remark is often made that the mother-to-be has never ‘looked so young’ or ‘so beautiful’. Undoubtedly this effect is due to hormonal influences. 1968 Times 11 Nov. 10/8 Apes and most monkeys have menstrual cycles, and in some species the pattern of sexual activity is known to be under hormonal control. Derivatives horˈmonally adv. by means of a hormone or hormones; as a hormone. ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > substance > process stimulators or inhibitors > hormone > [adverb] hormonally1939 1939 B. Hanström Hormones in Invert. ix. 84 Dixippus shows a morphological and a physiological colour-change which are both hormonally regulated. 1955 R. I. Dorfman in G. Pincus & K. V. Thimann Hormones III. xii. 593 A group of hormonally active steroids, estrogens. 1970 Sci. Jrnl. June 68/1 They were both able to mate normal individulas to hormonally sex reversed animals which had exactly the same chromosomes. Draft additions 1993 hormonal replacement n. = hormone replacement n. at hormone n. Additions. Usually attributive. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > medical treatment > treatment by medicine or drug > [noun] > treatment with specific substances > hormone replacement therapy oestrogen therapy1946 hormone replacement1967 hormonal replacement1968 HRT1973 1968 Canad. Med. Assoc. Jrnl. 99 250/1 The increasing trend toward giving hormonal replacement treatment in the menopause. 1977 Spare Rib May 39/2 (advt.) The Menopause and Hormonal Replacement Therapy. 1989 J. A. B. Collier & J. M. Longmore Oxf. Handbk. Clin. Specialties (ed. 2) i. 18 Women with early menopause or bilateral oophorectomy should possibly receive hormonal replacement to prevent osteoporosis. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1926
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