Synonyms for hormone
ˈhɔr moʊnhor·mone

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1. hormone, endocrine, internal secretionnoun

   the secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect

   Synonyms:
   endocrine gland, internal secretion, ductless gland, endocrine

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1. List of paraphrases for "hormone":

   hormones, hormonal, msh, jh

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1. Holly Phillips:

   This checklist of 10 reasons your internal thermostat is out of whack can help you get a handle on why you're chronically freezing your butt off. You're too thin Low body weight — defined as a BMI hovering around 18.5 or under — can chill you out for a couple of reasons. First, when you're underweight, you lack an adequate level of body fat to insulate you from cold temperatures, explained Maggie Moon, RD, a Los Angeles – based nutritionist. The other thing is, to maintain that low BMI, you have to reduce your food intake so you likely aren't eating very much at all. Skimping on calories puts the brakes on your metabolism, so you don't create enough body heat. Consider putting on a few pounds by loading up on whole, healthy foods that contain lots of protein, fat, and complex carbohydrates. RELATED : Subtle Signs of Eating Disorders Your Thyroid is out of whack Add cold intolerance to the long list of health issues you can blame on the butterfly-shaped gland in your neck. Always being cold is a telltale sign of hypothyroidism, which means Your Thyroid doesn't secrete enough thyroid hormone.

2. Scott Gottlieb:

   Access to affordable insulin can be a matter of life and death for Americans with diabetes. Insulin is a critical hormone that regulates sugar metabolism, but access to this critical drug can be increasingly difficult for these Americans. Insulin list prices regularly increase by double digits annually.

3. Raj Dasgupta:

   The 'l' in leptin stands for lose: It suppresses appetite and therefore contributes to weight loss, the 'g' in ghrelin stands for gain: This fast-acting hormone increases hunger and leads to weight gain.

4. Richard Isaacson:

   While it’s not the first time a study has shown that early treatment with hormone replacement therapy may be more protective for a women’s brain, it did suggest for the first time that greater amounts of tau protein may be associated with later initiation of hormone treatment.

5. Kristen Knutson:

   Blue light is the spectrum that signals the clock in the brain, and it is the spectrum that suppresses melatonin, melatonin is a hormone that plays an important role in maintaining the synchronization of the clocks in all our body's cells. Disruption of these clocks is thought to increase the risk of cancer.