steroid hormone

Steroid hormones are steroids which act as hormones. Mammalian steroid hormones can be grouped into five groups by the receptors to which they bind: glucocorticoids, mineralocorticoids, androgens, estrogens, and progestagens. Vitamin D derivatives are a sixth closely related hormone system with homologous receptors, though technically sterols rather than steroids........
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Noun
1. any hormone affecting the development and growth of sex organs
(synonym) steroid, sex hormone
(hypernym) hormone, endocrine, internal secretion
(hyponym) progestin, progestogen