estrogenesis

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English

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Etymology

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From estro- +‎ genesis.

Noun

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estrogenesis (uncountable)

  1. Production of estrogen.
    • 1954, Council on Drugs (American Medical Association), Conference on Comparison of the Biological Properties of Steroids and Hormones, October, 1954, page 43:
      Dr. PINCUS : [] I wish I could give you some information about estrogens, but as Dr. Dorfman will testify our attempts thus far have not led to the finding of much estrogen in adrenal perfusates. We cannot therefore tell you really about any influences on estrogenesis except that occasionally you get estrogen produced by the ...
    • 1996, Society for Theriogenology, Proceedings of the Annual Meeting, page 103:
      Patterns of fetal ovarian estrogenesis and events associated with feminization of genital primordia are not obviously related. [] days 50 to 59 suggests a causal relationship between this event and onset of ovarian estrogen production (21).