hormonal

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree 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 Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English hormonal From hormone + -al.

1. Pertaining to hormones.

   “The authors also said they attempted to investigate whether there are differing breast cancer risks between hormonal and nonhormonal IUDs.”

2. Of or pertaining to the menstrual cycle.
3. Strongly affected by one's hormones.

   “a hormonal teenage boy”

   “All those male bodies and loud, virile male hormonal voices.”