单词 | chalone |
释义 | chalone[ kal-ohn ] / ˈkæl oʊn / noun Physiology.an endocrine secretion that depresses or inhibits physiological activity. Origin of chalone1910–15; <Greek chalôn, present participle of chalân to slacken, loosen; on the model of hormone Words nearby chalonechallenge diet, challenger, challenging, challis, Chalmers, chalone, Châlons, Châlons-en-Champagne, Chalon-sur-Saône, Chalukya, chalumeau Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for chalonechalone / (ˈkæləʊn) / nounany internal secretion that inhibits a physiological process or function Word Origin for chaloneC20: from Greek khalōn, from khalan to slacken Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for chalonechalone [ kā′lōn′, kăl′ōn′ ] n.A hormone that inhibits rather than stimulates. Any of several polypeptides produced by a tissue and causing the reversible inhibition of mitosis in cells of that tissue. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |
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