English Explanatory Dictionary

androgen

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any natural or synthetic compound, usually a steroid hormone, that stimulates or controls the development and maintenance of masculine characteristics in vertebrates. A male sex hormone such as testosterone or anabolic steroids.

Pronunciation

/ˈændrəd͡ʒən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-androgen.wav

Word forms

androgen androgens

Etymology

From andro- + -gen.

Related words

anabolic steroid androsterone estrogen testosterone

Derived words

androgenemia androgenic androgen insensitivity syndrome androgenise androgenism androgenize androgenous antiandrogen hyperandrogenism selective androgen receptor modulator xenoandrogen
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