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

1 sense of steroid hormone

Sense 1
steroid hormone, steroid, sex hormone -- (any hormone affecting the development and growth of sex organs)
       => 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)