单词 | relaxin |
释义 | relaxin[ ri-lak-sin ] / rɪˈlæk sɪn / noun Biochemistry, Pharmacology.a polypeptide hormone produced by the corpus luteum during pregnancy that causes the pelvic ligaments and cervix to relax during pregnancy and delivery. Origin of relaxinFirst recorded in 1925–30; relax + -in2 Words nearby relaxinrelaxation oscillator, relaxation suture, relaxation time, relaxed, relaxer, relaxin, relay, relay fast, relay language, relay race, relearn Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for relaxinrelaxin / (rɪˈlæksɪn) / nouna mammalian polypeptide hormone secreted by the corpus luteum during pregnancy, which relaxes the pelvic ligaments a preparation of this hormone, used to facilitate childbirth Word Origin for relaxinC20: from relax + -in 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 relaxinrelaxin [ rĭ-lăk′sĭn ] n.A female hormone secreted by the corpus luteum that helps soften the cervix and relax the pelvic ligaments in childbirth. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |
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