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antihormone

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an·ti·hor·mone (nt-hôrmn, nt-)
n.
A substance that inhibits or that prevents the effects of a hormone.
antihormone [an″te-hor´mōn]
a substance that counteracts a hormone.
antihormone
a substance, usually antibody, that counteracts a hormone. It is produced in animals after repeated injections of a hormone or hormone-bearing protein. Further doses of the hormone may result in the neutralization of the hormone, in neutralization of the patient's own hormone, or in stimulation of an attack of allergy or anaphylaxis.
antihormone
Endocrinology A natural or synthetic analogue of a hormone–eg, FSH, LH, which binds to the hormone's receptor, blocking its activity. See B/I ratio.
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