prohormone

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What does prohormone mean?

A substance that is a precursor to a hormone, usually having minimal hormonal effect by itself

Where does prohormone come from?

Etymology tree English pro- Ancient Greek ὁρμή (hormḗ) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Ancient Greek -άω (-áō) Ancient Greek ὁρμῶν (hormôn)lbor. English hormone English prohormone From pro- + hormone.

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