1. a general term for female steroid sex hormones that are secreted by the ovary and responsible for typical female sexual characteristics; [syn: estrogen, oestrogen]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
oestrogen
n 1: a general term for female steroid sex hormones that are
secreted by the ovary and responsible for typical female
sexual characteristics [syn: estrogen, oestrogen]