Definitions

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

  • noun A female hormone secreted by the corpus luteum that helps soften the cervix and relax the pelvic ligaments in childbirth.

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  • noun biochemistry A peptide hormone of the insulin superfamily.

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  • noun hormone secreted by the corpus luteum during the last days of pregnancy; relaxes the pelvic ligaments and prepares the uterus for labor

Etymologies

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relax +‎ -in

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Examples

  • In addition, there is a hormone called relaxin that "relaxes" all your joints to enable these structural changes to occur.

    INSIDETORONTO - Home 2010

  • The problem is a hormone called relaxin, which has caused my ligaments to loosen up so effectively that my skeleton now barely hangs together.

    Telegraph.co.uk: news, business, sport, the Daily Telegraph newspaper, Sunday Telegraph 2010

  • Women's feet can also change during pregnancy because of the hormone called relaxin which is released in your body during pregnancy.

    Dr. Steve Rosenberg: Help... Is It a Shoe Problem or a Foot Problem? Dr. Steve Rosenberg 2011

  • Women's feet can also change during pregnancy because of the hormone called relaxin which is released in your body during pregnancy.

    Dr. Steve Rosenberg: Help... Is It a Shoe Problem or a Foot Problem? Dr. Steve Rosenberg 2011

  • For the uninitiated, this is due to a hormone called relaxin getting the pelvis ready for the baby's head to come through.

    NPR Topics: News 2011

  • Women's feet can also change during pregnancy because of the hormone called relaxin which is released in your body during pregnancy.

    The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Dr. Steve Rosenberg 2011

  • The privately owned company has been developing relaxin, which is currently in the third trial phase as a potential treatment for patients with acute decompensated heart failure,

    The Seattle Times 2009

  • The privately owned company has been developing relaxin, which is currently in the third trial phase as a potential treatment for patients with acute decompensated heart failure,

    Original Signal - Transmitting Buzz 2009

  • Corthera is developing the medication for some types of heart disease, relaxin, which is currently undergoing Phase III clinical trials to test its efficacy.

    Turkish Press 2009

  • The privately owned company has been developing relaxin, which is currently in the third trial phase as a potential treatment for patients with acute decompensated heart failure,

    WTOP / Business / Biz Stories 2009

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