hormone : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: hormone	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for hormone
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
hormone n the secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect Synonym(s): hormone, endocrine, internal secretion
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hormone \Hor"mone\ (h[ocir]r"m[omac]n), n. [From Gr. "orma`ein to excite.] (Physiol. Chem.) A chemical substance formed in one organ and carried in the circulation to another organ on which it exerts a stimulating effect; thus, according to Starling, the gastric glands are stimulated by a hormone from the pyloric mucous membrane.