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estriol definition

es·triol (es′trī ôl′, -ōl′; -trē-)

noun

a female sex hormone, CHO, present in the urine during pregnancy, thus indicating normal fetal and placental activity

Etymology: es(trus) + tri- + -ol

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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