ESTRIOL


Meaning of ESTRIOL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈes-ˌtrī-ˌȯl, e-ˈstrī-, -ˌōl ]

noun

Etymology: estr ane + tri- + -ol (I)

Date: 1933

: a relatively weak natural estrogenic hormone that is a glycol C 18 H 24 O 3 found in the body chiefly as a metabolite of estradiol, is the main estrogen secreted by the placenta during pregnancy, and is the estrogen typically found in the urine of pregnant women

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