noun see: rise Date: 1905 a product of living cells that circulates in body fluids (as blood) or sap and produces a specific often stimulatory effect on the activity of cells usually remote from its point of origin, sex hormone , hormonelike adjective
hormone replacement therapy noun Date: 1966 the administration of estrogen often along with a synthetic progestin especially to ameliorate the symptoms of menopause and reduce the risk of postmenopausal osteoporosis
