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estradiol definition

es·tra·diol (es′trə dī′ôl′, -ōl′)

noun

a female sex hormone, CHO, used in correcting female hormone deficiency and in the treatment of cancers in males and females

Etymology: estr(one) + -a- + di- + -ol

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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