Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun An estrogenic hormone, C18H24O2, produced by the ovaries and used in treating estrogen deficiency.

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  • noun biochemistry A potent estrogenic hormone ((17)-estra-1,3,5-triene-3,17-diol) produced in the ovaries of all vertebrates; the synthetic compound is used medicinally to treat estrogen deficiency and breast cancer.

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  • noun the most powerful female hormone that occurs naturally; synthesized and used to treat estrogen deficiency and breast cancer

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[estra-, estrogenic hormone (from estrus) + di– + –ol.]

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From estra(ne) +‎ -diol.

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Examples

  • Some studies also suggest that a form of estrogen called estradiol, delivered in transdermal patches or gels, may avoid some cardiovascular issues that oral forms have.

    New Views Of Hormone Therapy in Menopause Melinda Beck 2011

  • The predominant one from puberty to menopause is 17-beta estradiol, which is involved in over 400 functions in the female body, from skin to hair, bones, heart and brain.

    Sorting Through the Choices 2008

  • The pill, manufactured by Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals of Wayne, N.J., contains two female hormones -- an estrogen called estradiol valerate and a progestin called dienogest.

    Medlogs - Recent stories 2010

  • The pill, manufactured by Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals of Wayne, N.J., contains two female hormones -- an estrogen called estradiol valerate and a progestin called dienogest.

    Medlogs - Recent stories 2010

  • The pill, manufactured by Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals of Wayne, N.J., contains two female hormones -- an estrogen called estradiol valerate and a progestin called dienogest.

    Medlogs - Recent stories 2010

  • In this study, researchers noted that 17B-estradiol, which is known to increase calcium accumulation in both men and women, was found in the joint fluid, along with CPCs positive for estrogen receptors and androgen (male hormone) receptors.

    Emaxhealth Deborah Mitchell 2010

  • Dr. Kristina Durante of The University of Texas at Austin and colleagues found that young women felt more attractive when they had high levels of an estrogen known as estradiol, and they acted on those feelings.

    whoar.co.nz 2009

  • "If I have a patient who says she wants a bioidentical ... then I personally would prescribe a hormone like estradiol, which is what her ovaries made, and I would give it to her in a skin patch by one of the drug companies that I know; it has oversight by the FDA and it has the exact dose that I want her to have," says Schiff, who has no ties to any drug companies.

    Medlogs - Recent stories 2009

  • "If I have a patient who says she wants a bioidentical ... then I personally would prescribe a hormone like estradiol, which is what her ovaries made, and I would give it to her in a skin patch by one of the drug companies that I know; it has oversight by the FDA and it has the exact dose that I want her to have," says Schiff, who has no ties to any drug companies.

    Medlogs - Recent stories 2009

  • "If I have a patient who says she wants a bioidentical ... then I personally would prescribe a hormone like estradiol, which is what her ovaries made, and I would give it to her in a skin patch by one of the drug companies that I know; it has oversight by the FDA and it has the exact dose that I want her to have," says Schiff, who has no ties to any drug companies.

    Medlogs - Recent stories 2009

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