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adj. - Of or relating to or caused by the secretions of endocrine glands that are transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which they have a specific effect

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  • hormonal changes
  • (Apparently having been sick and not writing for several days did not go well with, shall we say, cyclic fluctuations in hormonal levels.)
  • Dennis Kneale on CNBC just called the hormonal imbalance "PMS".
  • The prime trigger is similar to that of teenage acne, namely hormonal changes.
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