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🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

ホルモン

Pronunciation / Transliteration: horumon

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Hormone/ˈhɔːr.moʊn/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #4500 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"インスリンは血糖値を調整するホルモンです。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A chemical substance produced in the body that controls and regulates the activity of certain cells or organs.

    "Insulin is a hormone that regulates blood sugar levels."
  2. 2

    Any of various substances produced by glands in the endocrine system that have a specific effect on the activity of other organs or tissues.

    "Hormones play a crucial role in growth, metabolism, and mood regulation."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the ancient Greek word hormōn, present participle of horman meaning 'to set in motion' or 'impel'. It was coined in 1905 by British physiologists Ernest Starling and William Bayliss to describe secretin, a substance produced in one organ and carried by the circulatory system to excite another.

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