National Cancer Institute Thesaurus

Last uploaded: February 23, 2024
Preferred Name

Steroidal Estrogen
Synonyms

Steroidal Estrogen

Definitions

A predominantly female hormone derived from cholesterol belonging to the family of Steroid Hormones and is responsible for maintaining the health of reproductive tissues, breast, skin, and brain. By-products of estrogen metabolism are thought to cause breast and prostate cancer.

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C2181

code

C2181

DEFINITION

A predominantly female hormone derived from cholesterol belonging to the family of Steroid Hormones and is responsible for maintaining the health of reproductive tissues, breast, skin, and brain. By-products of estrogen metabolism are thought to cause breast and prostate cancer.

FULL_SYN

Steroidal Estrogen

label

Steroidal Estrogen

Legacy Concept Name

Steroidal_Estrogen

Preferred_Name

Steroidal Estrogen

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C2181

Semantic_Type

Organic Chemical

Classification

UMLS_CUI

C1514972

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C483

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C1636

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