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oestrogen

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es·tro·gen also oes·tro·gen   (ěs'trə-jən)   
n.  Any of several steroid hormones produced chiefly by the ovaries and responsible for promoting estrus and the development and maintenance of female secondary sex characteristics.

[estr(us) + -gen.]
es'tro·gen'ic (-jěn'ĭk) adj., es'tro·gen'i·cal·ly adv.
oes·tro·gen   (ěs'trə-jən)   
n.  Variant of estrogen.
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oestrogen oes·tro·gen (ěs'trə-jən)
n.
Variant of estrogen.

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