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prostaglandin

/pɹɒstəˈɡlændɪn/

prostaglandin noun: any of a group of naturally occurring lipids derived from the C₂₀ acid prostanoic acid; they have a number of physiological functions and may be considered to be hormones.

Noun

prostaglandin (plural prostaglandins)

  1. Any of a group of naturally occurring lipids derived from the C₂₀ acid prostanoic acid; they have a number of physiological functions and may be considered to be hormones.
    • This enzyme generates an inflammatory mediator known as prostaglandin, which triggers pain and other aspects of inflammation.2001, Leslie Iversen, Drugs: A Very Short Introduction, Oxford, page 51
    • Indeed, it’s possible to create the full storm of cold symptoms with no cold virus at all, but only a potent cocktail of the so-called inflammatory mediators that the body makes itself[,] among them, cytokines, kinins, prostaglandins and interleukins, powerful little chemical messengers that cause...2010 October 4, Jennifer Ackerman, “How Not to Fight Colds”, in The New York Times

prostaglandin meaning in Tamil

prostaglandin in Tamil

இரத்த அழுத்தக்குறைப்பி, மென்தசைச்சுருக்கி

Forms of prostaglandin

pluralprostaglandins

Origin of prostaglandin

From German Prostaglandin. Equivalent to prosta(te) + gland + -in. So called because it was originally believed to be secreted by the prostate.

Words formed from prostaglandin

Questions about prostaglandin

What does prostaglandin mean?
Prostaglandin means any of a group of naturally occurring lipids derived from the C₂₀ acid prostanoic acid; they have a number of physiological functions and may be considered to be hormones.
What is prostaglandin in Tamil?
Prostaglandin in Tamil is இரத்த அழுத்தக்குறைப்பி, மென்தசைச்சுருக்கி. See Prostaglandin meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is prostaglandin?
Prostaglandin is a noun.
How do you pronounce prostaglandin?
Prostaglandin is pronounced /pɹɒstəˈɡlændɪn/.
What is the plural of prostaglandin?
The plural of prostaglandin is prostaglandins.

Words near prostaglandin in the dictionary

  1. Prost
  2. prostacyclin
  3. prostacycline
  4. prostacyclines
  5. prostacyclins
  6. prostaglandin
  7. prostaglandins
  8. prostaglandinuria
  9. prostalene
  10. prostamide
  11. prostamides

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