"sex hormone" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: sex hormones [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} sex hormone (plural sex hormones)
  1. A hormone, such as testosterone in males or estrogen in females, affecting sexual development and reproduction. Wikipedia link: sex hormone Synonyms: sex steroid Translations (hormones involved in puberty, arousal, and sex drive): sukupuolihormoni (Finnish), hormonên zayendê [plural] (Northern Kurdish), hormona de sexo [feminine] (Spanish), hormona sexual [feminine] (Spanish), könshormon [neuter] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-sex_hormone-en-noun-KTYygjVn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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