oestradiol

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oestradiol noun

A potent estrogenic hormone ((17)-estra-1,3,5-triene-3,17-diol) produced in the ovaries of all vertebrates; the synthetic compound is used medicinally to treat estrogen deficiency and breast cancer.

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estradiol ethinyl tritiated oestriol oestrone oestrogen oestrogens gonadotrophin gonadotrophins oestrogenic progesterone gonadotropic gonadotrophic gonadotropin ethinylestradiol estrogen

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