androgen

an·dro·gen

 (ăn′drə-jən)

n.

A steroid hormone, such as testosterone or androsterone, that controls the development and maintenance of masculine characteristics. Also called androgenic hormone.

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an′dro·gen′ic (-jĕn′ĭk) adj.

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androgen

(ˈændrədʒən)

n

(Biochemistry) any of several steroids, produced as hormones by the testes or made synthetically, that promote development of male sexual organs and male secondary sexual characteristics

androgenic adj

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an•dro•gen

(ˈæn drə dʒən, -ˌdʒɛn)

n.

any substance, as testosterone or androsterone, that promotes male characteristics.

[1935–40]

an`dro•gen′ic (-ˈdʒɛn ɪk) adj.

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an·dro·gen

(ăn′drə-jən)

Any of several steroid hormones, such as testosterone, that control the development and maintenance of physical characteristics in males.

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androgen

A natural steroid hormone, such as testosterone, that controls male sex characteristics.

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

androgen - male sex hormone that is produced in the testes and responsible for typical male sexual characteristics androgenic hormone sex hormone, steroid hormone, steroid - any hormone affecting the development and growth of sex organs androsterone - an androgenic hormone that is less active than testosterone methyltestosterone - an androgenic compound contained in drugs that are used to treat testosterone deficiency and female breast cancer and to stimulate growth and weight gain Durabolin, Kabolin, nandrolone - an androgen (trade names Durabolin or Kabolin) that is used to treat testosterone deficiency or breast cancer or osteoporosis testosterone - a potent androgenic hormone produced chiefly by the testes; responsible for the development of male secondary sex characteristics

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Translations

androgeno

androgen

[ˈændrədʒən] N → andrógeno m

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androgen

n → Androgen nt

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an·dro·gen

n. andrógeno, hormona masculina.

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androgen

n andrógeno

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