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equilin

equilin

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A hormone that comes from the urine of pregnant horses and people use in medicines for women after menopause
  • noun
  • /ˈɛkwɪlɪn/
  • Specialized
: equilina
  • Doctors may prescribe equilin as part of hormone replacement therapy for menopausal women.

Examples

  • The medication contains equilin derived from the urine of pregnant horses.

  • Researchers analyzed the effects of equilin on bone density in clinical trials.

  • The doctor prescribed equilin for her hormone therapy.

  • Many women benefit from equilin during menopause.

  • Premarin is a hormone replacement therapy that contains equilin, a steroid hormone derived from the urine of pregnant mares.

  • In hormone replacement therapy, equilin may help alleviate menopausal symptoms in women.

  • Doctors consider equilin as a key ingredient in some medications designed to balance hormone levels during menopause.

Surface Forms

equilin singular
equilins plural

Morphology

equilin = equine (semi-transparent) = equin + in

Formally built from 'equine' + the chemical/nominal suffix '-in', which signals a substance related to horses but the specific biochemical meaning (a steroid hormone) is specialized.

Etymology

Equilin comes from the Latin equus, meaning 'horse', the same root you see in equine. It was named because this hormone was first found in the urine of pregnant mares, or female horses, so equilin is a horse-derived hormone used in some medicines.