Oestrogen
Oestrogen
Oestrogen (== Template:IPA ==
The Template:IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a system of phonetic notation based primarily on the Latin alphabet. It was devised by the International Phonetic Association in the late 19th century as a standardized representation of the sounds of spoken language.
Pronunciation
The pronunciation of the term "IPA" is /aɪ piː eɪ/ in English.
Etymology
The term "IPA" is an acronym for the International Phonetic Alphabet. The International Phonetic Association, founded in 1886, created the IPA to provide a single, universal system for the transcription of spoken language.
Related Terms
- Phonetic notation: A system used to visually represent the sounds of speech. The IPA is one type of phonetic notation.
- Phonetics: The study of the physical sounds of human speech. It is concerned with the physical properties of speech sounds (phonemes), and the processes of their physiological production, auditory reception, and neurophysiological perception.
- Phonology: The study of the way sounds function within a particular language or languages. While phonetics concerns the physical production, acoustic transmission and perception of the sounds of speech, phonology describes the way sounds function within a particular language or languages.
- Transcription (linguistics): The systematic representation of spoken language in written form. The source of the words transcribe and transcription, the term means "to write across" in Latin, and it's the process of converting spoken language into written form. In linguistics, this is often done using the IPA.
External links
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Etymology
The term "oestrogen" comes from the Greek words "oistros", which means "gadfly" or "frenzy", and "gen", which means "to produce". This is in reference to the hormone's role in inducing estrus (sexual receptivity) in female mammals.
Function
Oestrogen is primarily produced in the ovaries, but also in smaller amounts by the adrenal glands and by fat cells. It is involved in a variety of processes in both women and men, including the development of secondary sexual characteristics during puberty in women, regulation of the menstrual cycle, and maintenance of pregnancy.
Types of Oestrogen
There are three main types of oestrogen: estrone, estradiol, and estriol. Each of these has a different role and is present in different amounts at different times in a woman's life.
Related Terms
- Estrone: One of the three main types of oestrogen, produced primarily in the ovaries.
- Estradiol: The most potent and prevalent form of oestrogen in women of reproductive age.
- Estriol: The primary oestrogen produced during pregnancy.
- Progesterone: Another female sex hormone, which works in conjunction with oestrogen to regulate the menstrual cycle.
- Androgen: A type of hormone that promotes the development and maintenance of male sex characteristics.
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Oestrogen
- Wikipedia's article - Oestrogen
This WikiMD dictionary article is a stub. You can help make it a full article.
Languages: - East Asian
中文,
日本,
한국어,
South Asian
हिन्दी,
Urdu,
বাংলা,
తెలుగు,
தமிழ்,
ಕನ್ನಡ,
Southeast Asian
Indonesian,
Vietnamese,
Thai,
မြန်မာဘာသာ,
European
español,
Deutsch,
français,
русский,
português do Brasil,
Italian,
polski