hormone
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Mifepristone works by blocking a hormone called progesterone, which is necessary for a pregnancy to continue.
From BBC • May 1, 2026
Finasteride, sold under the brand name Propecia, works by blocking the hormone that shrinks hair follicles.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026
It mimics a hormone secreted alongside insulin that signals fullness and slows gastric emptying.
From Barron's • Apr. 27, 2026
The executive order and Kennedy declaration both define gender-affirming care as the use of puberty blockers, hormone treatment, and surgery.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026
After a few days at Hearth- side, I feel the service ethic kick in like a shot of oxytocin, the nurturance hormone.
From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich
Vocabulary lists containing hormone
The Catcher in the Rye
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