estradiol

名词 n.
中文释义
美 /ˌɛs.tɹəˈdaɪˌɔl/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A natural estrogenic hormone that is a phenolic alcohol estra-1,3,5-triene-3,17-diol (C₁₈H₂₄O₂) secreted chiefly by the ovaries of all vertebrates, that is a major and the most potent of the naturally occurring estrogens; the semisynthetic esterified compound is used medicinally to treat estrogen deficiency and breast cancer. US,countable,uncountable
    — Gender-affirming hormone therapy may involve testosterone for trans people assigned female at birth (AFAB) and estradiol and anti-androgens for trans people AMAB.

词形变化

estradiols plural E2 abbreviation oestradiol alternative,UK

词源

Internationalism. From estratriene (“estra(triene)”) + diol. By surface analysis, estra- + di- + -ol.
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