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noun
A hormone or similar compound that has a short-term, local effect
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, microbiology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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noun
any physiologically active internal secretion especially one of uncertain classification
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: autocoid
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: secretion
Narrower terms: prostaglandin
History
From aut- + Ancient Greek ἄκος (ákos, “remedy”) + -oid.
