prostaglandin

Etymology
From 🇨🇬. Equivalent to prosta(te) + gland + -in. So called because it was originally believed to be secreted by the prostate.

Noun

 * 1)  Any of a group of naturally occurring lipids derived from the C20 acid prostanoic acid; they have a number of physiological functions and may be considered to be hormones.

Translations

 * Catalan: prostaglandina
 * Czech: prostaglandin
 * Finnish: prostaglandiini
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 * Italian:
 * Japanese: プロスタグランジン
 * Portuguese: prostaglandina
 * Spanish: prostaglandina
 * Swedish: