melatonin

ˌmɛləˈtoʊnɪn

Definition

Definition of melatonin - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

sleep regulation

TECH.

hormone from the pineal gland regulating sleep cycles

TECH.

Melatonin helps regulate our sleep-wake cycle.

medical

TECH.

synthetic hormone people take to help regulate sleep cycles

TECH.

Some people take melatonin supplements for better sleep.

sleep aid

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Origin of melatonin

Greek, melas (black) + tonos (tone)

Terms with melatonin included in their meaning

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pineal gland

medical

small endocrine gland in the brain producing melatonin

epiphysis cerebri

medical

small gland in the brain that secretes melatonin

melatonergic

adj.

biology

related to the melatonin system in the body

pineal body

endocrine gland

small gland in the brain secreting melatonin

Examples of melatonin in a sentence

Melatonin levels rise in the evening to induce sleepiness.
Doctors often recommend melatonin for sleep disorders.
Melatonin is available over the counter at pharmacies.

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French:mélatonine, hormone mélatonine, ...
German:Melatonin, ...
Italian:melatonina, ...
Spanish:melatonina, suplemento de melatonina, ...
Portuguese:melatonina, ...
Chinese:褪黑素, 褪黑激素, ...
Japanese:メラトニン, メラトニン補充, ...
Arabic:مِيلَاتُونِين, ...
Hebrew:מֶלָטוֹנִין, תּוֹסֶף מֶלָטוֹנִין, ...
Russian:мелатонин, ...
Ukrainian:мелатонін, ...
Hindi:मेलाटोनिन, नींद के चक्र को नियंत्रित करने में मदद करने वाला हार्मोन, ...
Bengali:মেলাটোনিন, ঘুমের চক্র নিয়ন্ত্রণে সহায়ক হরমোন, ...
Catalan:melatonina, ...
Czech:melatonin, ...
Danish:melatonin, ...
Dutch:melatonine, ...
Greek:μελατονίνη, ...
Hungarian:melatonin, ...
Khmer:មេឡាតូនីន, អរម៉ូនសំយោគសម្រាប់ជួយគ្រប់គ្រងវដ្តនៃការគេង, ...
Korean:멜라토닌, ...
Persian:ملاتونین, هورمونی که برای تنظیم چرخه خواب مصرف می‌شود, ...
Polish:melatonina, ...
Portuguese (BR):melatonina, ...
Romanian:melatonină, supliment de melatonină, ...
Swedish:melatonin, ...
Thai:เมลาโทนิน, ฮอร์โมนเมลาโทนิน, ...
Turkish:melatonin, melatonin hormonu, ...
Vietnamese:melatonin, hoóc môn melatonin, ...

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