taiaki uwha
1. (noun) oestrogen.
Ko tā te taihema uwha he whakaputa i te taiaki uwha hei whakahaere i te mate marama, hei whakahaere hoki i te mahi me te tupu o ngā wāhanga o te taihema uwha (RP 2009:350). / The purpose of the female reproductive organs is to produce oestrogen to control the menstrual cycle and also to control the operation and growth of the different parts of the female reproductive organs.