different between estradiol vs gonadarche

English

Alternative forms

• oestradiol (British)
• E2 (abbreviation)

Etymology

From estra(triene) +? diol.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /??.st???da???l/

Noun

estradiol (countable and uncountable, plural estradiols)

1. (American spelling, biochemistry, pharmacology) A natural estrogenic hormone that is a phenolic alcohol estra-1,3,5-triene-3,17-diol (C₁₈H₂₄O₂) secreted chiefly by the ovaries of all vertebrates, that is a major and the most potent of the naturally occurring estrogens; the semisynthetic esterified compound is used medicinally to treat estrogen deficiency and breast cancer.

Translations

Derived terms

• estradiol benzoate
• estradiol undecylate
• estradiol valerate

References

• “oestradiol”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
• “estradiol”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).

Anagrams

• idolastre, idolaters, steroidal

Romanian

Etymology

From French oestradiol.

Noun

estradiol m (plural estradioli)

1. estradiol

Declension

English

Noun

gonadarche (uncountable)

1. The earliest gonadal changes of puberty, when (in response to pituitary gonadotropins), the ovaries in girls and the testes in boys begin to grow and increase the production of the sex steroids, especially estradiol and testosterone.

Related terms

• menarche
• spermarche
• thelarche