Definition of Hormonal

1. Adjective. Of or relating to or caused by hormones. "Hormonal changes"

Partainyms: Hormone
Derivative terms: Hormone

Definition of Hormonal

1. Adjective. (hormone) Pertaining to hormones. ¹

2. Adjective. (colloquial) Of or pertaining to the menstrual cycle. ¹

3. Adjective. Strongly affected by one's hormones, especially of women. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Hormonal

1. hormone [adj] - See also: hormone

Medical Definition of Hormonal

1. Pertaining to or of the nature of a hormone. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hormonal

hork
horked
horkey
horkeys
horking
horks
horme
hormes
hormesis
hormetic
hormetically
hormion
hormogonal
hormogonia
hormogonium
hormonal gingivitis
hormonal therapy
hormonally
hormone
hormone-replacement therapy
hormone antagonists
hormonelike
hormones
hormonic
hormonogenesis
hormonogenic

Literary usage of Hormonal

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Women's Health and Aging Study: Health and Social Characteristics of edited by Jack M. Guralnik, Linda P. Fried, Eleanor M. Simonsick, Judith D. Kasper, Mary E. Lafferty (1996)
"... includes an ancillary study of selected biochemical, hematological, and hormonal markers that might be associated with higher levels of disability. ..."

2. Progressive Medicine by Hobart Amory Hare (1913)
"He claims that Voigt's paper is misleading, as it is apt to give the impression that this new hormonal is dangerous. Zuelzer says from now on all hormonal ..."

3. Transsexuals: Life from Both Sides by Lynn Hubschman (1999)
"In recent decades, the demand for sex reassignment has increased as have the number and variety of possible psychological, hormonal and surgical treatments. ..."

4. The Operating room and the patient by Russell Story Fowler (1913)
"They cite a case convalescent from pneumonia accompanied by acute hemorrhagic nephritis in which 14 cc of hormonal were given intravenously on account of ..."

5. Design, Operation and Training Manual for an Intensive Culture Shrimp Hatchery by Granvil D. Treece, Joe M. Fox (1999)
"hormonal Control (Chamberlain et al, 1985) Sources of hormones involved in ... The X organ/sinus gland complex has been implicated in hormonal control of ..."

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