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		Definition of oestradiol in English: oestradiol(US estradiol) noun ˌiːstrəˈdʌɪɒlˌɛstrəˈdʌɪɒl-ˌäl mass nounBiochemistry A major oestrogen produced in the ovaries.  Example sentencesExamples -  Once ovulation takes place, a surge of growth in the luteal cells causes progesterone and some estradiol to be secreted.
 -  In malignancies of the breast, it is the oestrogen hormone, oestradiol that is the key.
 -  Natural estrogen can also easily be divided into the three types of estrogen: estradiol, estrone, and estriol.
 -  There were increases in blood levels of the estrogens, estradiol and estrone, and a reduction of the protective HDL cholesterol.
 -  The prominent estrogens in women are estradiol, estrone and estriol.
 -  Even though the ovaries cease producing estradiol, estriol continues to be made by the adrenal glands and in fat cells.
 -  Testosterone and estradiol follow this rule, but progesterone is an exception.
 -  Steroid hormones such as progesterone, testosterone, and estradiol are derived from cholesterol, a major constituent of biomembranes.
 -  The primary estrogen secreted by the ovary is estradiol, whereas that of the placenta is estriol.
 
 
 Origin   1930s: from oestrus + di-1 + -ol.    Definition of estradiol in US English: estradiol(British oestradiol) noun-ˌäl Biochemistry A major estrogen produced in the ovaries.  Example sentencesExamples -  There were increases in blood levels of the estrogens, estradiol and estrone, and a reduction of the protective HDL cholesterol.
 -  Steroid hormones such as progesterone, testosterone, and estradiol are derived from cholesterol, a major constituent of biomembranes.
 -  The primary estrogen secreted by the ovary is estradiol, whereas that of the placenta is estriol.
 -  Natural estrogen can also easily be divided into the three types of estrogen: estradiol, estrone, and estriol.
 -  Once ovulation takes place, a surge of growth in the luteal cells causes progesterone and some estradiol to be secreted.
 -  The prominent estrogens in women are estradiol, estrone and estriol.
 -  In malignancies of the breast, it is the oestrogen hormone, oestradiol that is the key.
 -  Testosterone and estradiol follow this rule, but progesterone is an exception.
 -  Even though the ovaries cease producing estradiol, estriol continues to be made by the adrenal glands and in fat cells.
 
 
 Origin   1930s: from estrus + di- + -ol.     |