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prohormone

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pro⋅hor⋅mone

[proh-hawr-mohn]
–noun Biochemistry.
the inactive precursor molecule from which a hormone is derived.

Origin:
1930–35; pro- 1 + hormone
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Main Entry: pro·hor·mone
Pronunciation: (')prO-'hor-"mOn
Function: noun
: a physiologically inactive precursor of a hormone
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prohormone pro·hor·mone (prō-hôr'mōn')
n.
An intraglandular precursor of a hormone.

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