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Hormone
Webster's Dictionary
(n.) A chemical substance formed in one organ and carried in the circulation to another organ on which it exerts a stimulating effect; thus, according to Starling, the gastric glands are stimulated by a hormone from the pyloric mucous membrane.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Hormone'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/h/hormone.html. 1828.