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hormone

hor·mone

UK/ˈhɔːməʊn/ US/ˈhoɹmoʊn/ fairly common

noun

1.

the secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect

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  • adrenocorticotropic hormone
  • anti-Müllerian hormone
  • antidiuretic hormone
  • bovine growth hormone
  • caudodorsal cell hormone
  • corticotropin-releasing hormone
  • dorsal body hormone
  • follicle stimulating hormone

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