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antidiuretic hormone vs hormone

hormone vs antidiuretic hormone

antidiuretic hormone and hormone both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
antidiuretic hormone Yes No No No
hormone Yes No No No
As nouns, hormone is a hypernym of antidiuretic hormone; that is, hormone is a word with a broader meaning than antidiuretic hormone:
  • antidiuretic hormone: 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 antidiuretic hormone include pressor, vasoconstrictive, vasoconstrictor, endocrine, internal secretion.
antidiuretic hormone (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
Difference between antidiuretic hormone and hormone

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