RELAXIN


Meaning of RELAXIN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ri-ˈlak-sən ]

noun

Date: 1930

: a sex hormone of the corpus luteum that facilitates birth by causing relaxation of the pelvic ligaments

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.