Chinese word

激素

Pronunciation

Pinyinjī sù

Meaning

  • nounhormone

Example

怀孕时激素会发生变化。huái yùn shí jī sù huì fā shēng biàn huà

Hormones change during pregnancy.

Illustration for 激素 (hormone)

More examples

夜间，激素分泌会有规律地变化。yè jiān jī sù fēn mì huì yǒu guī lǜ dì biàn huà

At night, hormone secretion changes regularly.

Core concept

A chemical messenger released by a gland or tissue that changes how other cells work nearby or elsewhere in the body.

Common phrases

  • 激素分泌jī sù fēn mì

    hormone secretion

  • 激素水平jī sù shuǐ píng

    hormone levels

  • 激素失衡jī sù shī héng

    hormone imbalance

Similar words

荷尔蒙hé ěr méng: A common term for a chemical substance carried by the blood to control body functions.

Definition in Chinese

由腺体或特定组织分泌的信号性物质，能通过血流或局部扩散影响远处或邻近细胞的生理功能，是内分泌调节的关键成分。yóu xiàn tǐ huò tè dìng zǔ zhī fēn mì de xìn hào xìng wù zhì néng tōng guò xuè liú huò jú bù kuò sàn yíng xiǎng yuǎn chù huò lín jìn xì bāo de shēng lǐ gōng néng shì nèi fēn mì tiáo jié de guān jiàn chéng fèn

Word origin

激素 (jīsù, "hormone") is a Chinese compound formed from 激 (jī, "to stimulate") + 素 (sù, "substance"), naming a substance that prompts changes in bodily functions.

Usage tips

  • English hormone often appears in the plural when discussing puberty, stress, or pregnancy, while the singular is natural when defining the substance or naming one type.

Related words

  • 性激素xìng jī sùsex hormonenoun
  • 激素受体jī sù shòu tǐhormone receptornoun

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