estrogen

名词 estrogen:

1. a general term for female steroid sex hormones that are secreted by the ovary and responsible for typical female sexual characteristics
   同义词：oestrogen

estrogen 也作 oes.tro.gen

n.（名词）
Any of several steroid hormones produced chiefly by the ovaries and responsible for promoting estrus and the development and maintenance of female secondary sex characteristics.
雌激素：一种主要由卵巢分泌的类固醇激素，用来刺激性交，形成和保持女性的第二性特征

来源：
estr(us)
estr(us)
-gen
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【引伸】
es.trogen.ic
es.trogen.ically
adv.（副词）