oestrogenizationestrogenizationn.
/ˌiːstrədʒ(ə)nʌɪˈzeɪʃn/, /ˌɛstrədʒ(ə)nʌɪˈzeɪʃn/, U.S. /ˈˌɛstrədʒənəˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/, /ˈˌɛstrədʒəˌnaɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/ Medicine and Physiology.
Treatment with or exposure to oestrogen; the result of this.
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majoration1626
relaxant1661
diaeresis1706
blistering1711
Perkinism1798
tranquillizing1801
tractoration1803
tractorism1827
moxibustion1833
traction1841
remediation1850
moxocausis1857
bed-rest1872
aerotherapeutics1876
aerotherapy1876
metallotherapy1877
block1882
counter-irritation1882
bacteriotherapy1886
mechanotherapy1890
mobilization1890
seismotherapy1901
bacterization1902
replacement therapy1902
biotherapy1912
occupational therapy1915
protein therapy1917
psychophysicotherapeutics1922
recovery programme1922
plombage1933
bacteriostasis1936
oestrogenization1960
hyperalimentation1962
vegetablization1963
pain management1966
palliative care1967
gene therapy1970
1960 I. W. Rowland in C. R. Austin Sex Differentiation & Devel. 62 The condition of the epithelium lining the reproductive tract is typically one of intense and prolonged oestrogenization.
1974 Brain Res. 80 152 (title) Inhibitory effect of neonatal estrogenization on the incorporation of [3H]lysine in the Purkinje cells of the adult male and female rat.
2002 Jrnl. Pediatric Endocrinol. & Metabolism 15 289 Adult patients with chronic liver disease..show clinical and biochemical signs of hypogonadism and estrogenization.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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