= adrenaline, n.

An extract of the posterior lobe of the pituitary gland containing the hormones oxytocin and vasopressin (formerly thought to be a single hormone).

A mammalian pituitary hormone that stimulates contraction of the smooth muscle of the uterus and the milk ducts, a synthetic form of which is used to…

A proprietary name for: an aqueous solution of the hormone oxytocin; (also) the hormone itself.

A proprietary name for: an aqueous solution of the hormone vasopressin; (also) the hormone itself.

Originally: the hormone produced by the corpus luteum; = progesterone, n. In later use: = progestogen, n.

A steroid hormone produced by the corpus luteum and the placenta (or made synthetically) which is responsible for the secretory changes in the…

(more fully 17α-methyltestosterone) a synthetic androgen with effects and uses similar to those of testosterone; C20H30O2.

A naturally occurring neuroactive steroid which is a precursor of progesterone and other steroid hormones and has been used an anti-inflammatory…

A synthetic œstrogen, C18H22O2, related to stilbœstrol and used in hormone therapy.

A powerful synthetic nonsteroidal œstrogen, HOC6H4·C(C2H5):C(C2H5)·C6H4OH, used, often in the form of its dipropionate, in hormone therapy, as a…

Any of several synthetic derivatives of progesterone that have a hydroxyl group in place of one of the hydrogen atoms of the steroid nucleus; esp.…

Any naturally occurring or synthetic substance having progestational activity. Also called gestagen.

A proprietary name for: a mixture of oestrogenic compounds obtained from the urine of pregnant mares and used chiefly for oestrogen replacement…

= hydrocortisone, n.

Any substance, such as the sex hormone progesterone, having progestational effects.

A steroid hormone, C21H30O5, which is produced by the adrenal cortex and involved in the regulation of carbohydrate metabolism, and which is…

= hydrocortisone, n.

= fludrocortisone, n.

Applied to a crystalline mixture of insulin and protamine in the isophane ratio with zinc, which has longer-lasting effects than pure insulin. Also…

A synthetic corticosteroid with predominantly glucocorticoid activity, used chiefly as an immunosuppressant and anti-inflammatory agent. Cf. predn…

A synthetic corticosteroid with medical uses similar to those of prednisolone.

A synthetic steroid hormone, C20H26O2, which has actions similar to those of progesterone and is used chiefly for contraception.

A synthetic steroid hormone with actions similar to those of progesterone, used chiefly in combination with oestrogen in oral contraceptives…

A synthetic corticosteroid drug used esp. for the treatment of inflammatory, allergic and certain adrenal disorders, and also conditions such as…

A synthetic derivative (C21H29FO5) of hydrocortisone which causes retention of sodium and loss of potassium and which is given orally in the…

= norethisterone, n.

Inhibiting the production of urine; antidiuretic hormone = vasopressin, n.

More fully medroxyprogesterone acetate. A synthetic progestogen, typically used to treat menstrual and reproductive disorders or as a…

Any of various hormonal preparations, spec. a preparation of human menopausal gonadotropin, containing a mixture of FSH and luteinizing hormone…

A synthetic androgen that is given orally in the treatment of male hypogonadism; 17β-hydroxy-1α-methyl-5α-androstan-3-one, C20H32O2.

A synthetic steroid hormone, C21H28O2, which has actions similar to those of progesterone and is used chiefly in oral contraceptives.

A synthetic oestrogen related to ethinyloestradiol, used in some oral contraceptives.

In full pancuronium bromide. A synthetic steroid which is used as a neuromuscular blocking agent.

a synthetic pentapeptide consisting of the four amino acids of the carboxy-terminal end of the hormone gastrin with an additional, modified alanine…

The laevorotatory isomer of norgestrel, with similar uses.