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estrogenesis

estrogenesis noun: production of estrogen.

Noun

estrogenesis (uncountable)

  1. Production of estrogen.
    • Dr. PINCUS : […] I wish I could give you some information about estrogens, but as Dr. Dorfman will testify our attempts thus far have not led to the finding of much estrogen in adrenal perfusates. We cannot therefore tell you really about any influences on estrogenesis except that occasionally you...1954, Council on Drugs (American Medical Association), Conference on Comparison of the Biological Properties of Steroids and Hormones, October, 1954, page 43
    • Patterns of fetal ovarian estrogenesis and events associated with feminization of genital primordia are not obviously related. […] days 50 to 59 suggests a causal relationship between this event and onset of ovarian estrogen production (21).1996, Society for Theriogenology, Proceedings of the Annual Meeting, page 103

Origin of estrogenesis

From estro- + genesis.

Questions about estrogenesis

What does estrogenesis mean?
Estrogenesis means production of estrogen.
What part of speech is estrogenesis?
Estrogenesis is a noun.

Words near estrogenesis in the dictionary

  1. estrogen
  2. estrogenated
  3. estrogened
  4. estrogenemia
  5. estrogenemias
  6. estrogenesis
  7. estrogenic
  8. estrogenically
  9. estrogenicities
  10. estrogenicity
  11. estrogenisation

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