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

1 sense of relaxin

Sense 1
relaxin -- (hormone secreted by the corpus luteum during the last days of pregnancy; relaxes the pelvic ligaments and prepares the uterus for labor)
       => hormone, endocrine, internal secretion -- (the secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect)