Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A female hormone secreted by the corpus luteum that helps soften the cervix and relax the pelvic ligaments in childbirth.
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- noun biochemistry A
peptide hormone of theinsulin superfamily .
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- noun hormone secreted by the corpus luteum during the last days of pregnancy; relaxes the pelvic ligaments and prepares the uterus for labor
Etymologies
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Examples
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In addition, there is a hormone called relaxin that "relaxes" all your joints to enable these structural changes to occur.
INSIDETORONTO - Home 2010
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The problem is a hormone called relaxin, which has caused my ligaments to loosen up so effectively that my skeleton now barely hangs together.
Telegraph.co.uk: news, business, sport, the Daily Telegraph newspaper, Sunday Telegraph 2010
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Women's feet can also change during pregnancy because of the hormone called relaxin which is released in your body during pregnancy.
Dr. Steve Rosenberg: Help... Is It a Shoe Problem or a Foot Problem? Dr. Steve Rosenberg 2011
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Women's feet can also change during pregnancy because of the hormone called relaxin which is released in your body during pregnancy.
Dr. Steve Rosenberg: Help... Is It a Shoe Problem or a Foot Problem? Dr. Steve Rosenberg 2011
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For the uninitiated, this is due to a hormone called relaxin getting the pelvis ready for the baby's head to come through.
NPR Topics: News 2011
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Women's feet can also change during pregnancy because of the hormone called relaxin which is released in your body during pregnancy.
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Dr. Steve Rosenberg 2011
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The privately owned company has been developing relaxin, which is currently in the third trial phase as a potential treatment for patients with acute decompensated heart failure,
The Seattle Times 2009
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The privately owned company has been developing relaxin, which is currently in the third trial phase as a potential treatment for patients with acute decompensated heart failure,
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Corthera is developing the medication for some types of heart disease, relaxin, which is currently undergoing Phase III clinical trials to test its efficacy.
Turkish Press 2009
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The privately owned company has been developing relaxin, which is currently in the third trial phase as a potential treatment for patients with acute decompensated heart failure,
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