oestrogen

(also esp US estrogen / 5es-; `Zs-/) n [U, C] any of a group of female sex hormones, produced by the ovaries, which develop and maintain the characteristic features of the female body, eg large breasts, and prepare the body for pregnancy 雌激素: an oestrogen deficiency 雌激素缺乏. Cf 参看 progesterone.


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