Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun prostaglandin

1 sense of prostaglandin

Sense 1
prostaglandin -- (a potent substance that acts like a hormone and is found in many bodily tissues (and especially in semen); produced in response to trauma and may affect blood pressure and metabolism and smooth muscle activity)
       => autacoid, autocoid -- (any physiologically active internal secretion especially one of uncertain classification)