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ADH vs hormone

hormone vs ADH

ADH and hormone both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
ADH Yes No No No
hormone Yes No No No
As nouns, hormone is a hypernym of ADH; that is, hormone is a word with a broader meaning than ADH:
  • ADH: hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitressin) and also by nerve endings in the hypothalamus; affects blood pressure by stimulating capillary muscles and reduces urine flow by affecting reabsorption of water by kidney tubules
  • hormone: the secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect
Other hypernyms of ADH include pressor, vasoconstrictive, vasoconstrictor, endocrine, internal secretion.
ADH (noun) hormone (noun)
hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitressin) and also by nerve endings in the hypothalamus; affects blood pressure by stimulating capillary muscles and reduces urine flow by affecting reabsorption of water by kidney tubules the secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect
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