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Androgen
Meaning
Noun
●
In Hormones:
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
steroid
s.
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Origin
androgen
English
-gen
English
-γενής
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
andro-
English
ἀνδρός
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
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Etym
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