| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Noun Plural | 1. Plural inflection of the noun estrogen.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Noun Base (estrogen) | 1. A general term for female steroid sex hormones that are secreted by the ovary and responsible for typical female sexual characteristics.[Wordnet]. | |
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"ESTROGENS" is a common misspelling or typo for: oestrogens. |
Specialty Definition: ESTROGENS
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Health | A class of sex hormones associated with the development and maintenance of secondary female sex characteristics and control of the cyclical changes in the reproductive cycle. They are also required for pregnancy maintenance and have an anabolic effect on protein metabolism and water retention. (references) | ||
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Common Expressions: estrogen
| Expressions | Definition | ||
| Estrogen antagonist | An antagonist for estrogen that is used in the treatment of breast cancer. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
| Estrogen patch | The estrogen patch is a delivery system for estradiol used as hormone replacement therapy to treat the symptoms of menopause, such as hot flashes and vaginal dryness, and to prevent osteoporosis. Originally marketed as Vivelle® (Novartis), it was discontinued in 2003 and reintroduced in a smaller form as Vivelle-Dot®. Although the estrogen is given transdermally rather than in the standard oral tablets, the estrogen patch carries similar risks and benefits as more conventional forms of estrogen-only hormone replacement therapy. (references) | ||
| Estrogen receptor | The estrogen receptor is a receptor for estradiol (the main endogenous estrogen); it is located intracellularly, in parallel with other steroid hormone receptors. When bound to a hormone, it acts as a transcription factor - it regulates the reading of DNA and production of proteins. (references) | ||
| Selective estrogen receptor modulator | Selective estrogen receptor modulators (SERMs) is a class of medication that acts on the estrogen receptor. A characteristic that distinguishes these substances from receptor agonists and antagonists is that their action is different for various tissues, thereby granting the possibility to selectively inhibit or stimulate estrogen-like action in various tissues. (references) | ||
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Specialty Expressions: estrogen
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Estrogen (ic) | Environment | One of several steroid hormones produced chiefly by the ovary and responsible for the regulation of certain female reproductive functions and the development and maintenance of female secondary sex characteristics. (references) | |
| Estrogen (pl. estrogens) | Geology | A steroid sex hormone that regulates female reproductive processes and creates feminine secondary sexual characteristics. Some types of cancer depend on estrogen for their growth, and modern-day increases in cancer rates are thought by many to be caused by the action of certain chlorinated organic chemicals (such as pesticides and herbicides) that mimic the action of this hormone. (references) | |
| Estrogen Antagonists | Health | Compounds which inhibit or antagonize the action or biosynthesis of estrogen. (references) | |
| Estrogen receptor | Health | ER. Protein found on some cancer cells to which estrogen will attach. (references) | |
| Estrogen receptor (ER) | Religion | Protein found on some cancer cells to which estrogen will attach. (references) | |
| Estrogen Receptor Modulators | Health | Substances that possess antiestrogenic actions but can also produce estrogenic effects as well. They act as complete or partial agonist or as antagonist. They can be either steroidal or nonsteroidal in structure. (references) | |
| Estrogen receptor negative | Health | ER-. Breast cancer cells that do not have a protein (receptor molecule) to which estrogen will attach. Breast cancer cells that are ER- do not need the hormone estrogen to grow and usually do not respond to hormone (antiestrogen) therapy that blocks these receptor sites. (references) | |
| Estrogen receptor negative (ER-) | Religion | Breast cancer cells that do not have a protein (receptor molecule) to which estrogen will attach. Breast cancer cells that are ER- do not need the hormone estrogen to grow and usually do not respond to hormone (antiestrogen) therapy that blocks these receptor sites. (references) | |
| Estrogen receptor positive | Health | ER+. Breast cancer cells that have a protein (receptor molecule) to which estrogen will attach. Breast cancer cells that are ER+ need the hormone estrogen to grow and will usually respond to hormone (antiestrogen) therapy that blocks these receptor sites. (references) | |
| Estrogen receptor test | Religion | A lab test to determine if breast cancer cells have estrogen receptors. If the cells have estrogen receptors, they may depend on estrogen for growth. This information may influence how the breast cancer is treated. (references) | |
| Estrogen Replacement Therapy | Health | The use of hormonal agents with estrogen-like activity in postmenopausal or other estrogen-deficient women to alleviate effects of hormone deficiency, such as vasomotor symptoms, dyspareunia, and progressive development of osteoporosis. This may also include the use of progestational agents in combination therapy. (references) | |
| Estrogen replacement therapy (ERT) | Religion | Hormones (estrogen, progesterone, or both) given to postmenopausal women or to women who have had their ovaries surgically removed. Hormones are given to replace the estrogen no longer produced by the ovaries. (references) | |
| Receptors, Estrogen | Health | Cytoplasmic proteins that bind estrogens and migrate to the nucleus where they regulate DNA transcription. Evaluation of the state of estrogen receptors in breast cancer patients has become clinically important. (references) | |
| Selective estrogen receptor modulator | Health | SERM. A drug that acts like estrogen on some tissues, but blocks the effect of estrogen on other tissues. Tamoxifen and raloxifene are SERMs. (references) | |
| Total estrogen blockade | Health | Therapy used to eliminate estrogen in the body. This may be done with surgery, radiation therapy, chemotherapy, or a combination of these procedures. (references) | |
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Topics by Level of Interest: estrogen | ||||
| Topics sorted by level of Interest | Level (1=low, 600=high) | Topics sorted Alphabetically | Level (1=low, 600=high) | |
| Estrogen receptor | 108 | Congenital estrogen deficiency | 2 | |
| Estrogen receptor beta | 52 | Estrogen insensitivity syndrome | 5 | |
| Estrogen receptor alpha | 47 | Estrogen patch | 4 | |
| Selective estrogen receptor modulator | 15 | Estrogen receptor | 108 | |
| Estrogen related receptor | 13 | Estrogen receptor alpha | 47 | |
| Estrogen insensitivity syndrome | 5 | Estrogen receptor beta | 52 | |
| Estrogen patch | 4 | Estrogen receptor test | 3 | |
| Estrogen receptor test | 3 | Estrogen related receptor | 13 | |
| Congenital estrogen deficiency | 2 | Selective estrogen receptor modulator | 15 | |
Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses). | ||||
