Definition of Androgen

1. Noun. Male sex hormone that is produced in the testes and responsible for typical male sexual characteristics.

Exact synonyms: Androgenic Hormone
Generic synonyms: Sex Hormone, Steroid, Steroid Hormone
Specialized synonyms: Androsterone, Methyltestosterone, Durabolin, Kabolin, Nandrolone, Testosterone

Definition of Androgen

1. a male sex hormone [n -S]

Medical Definition of Androgen

1. General term for any male sex hormone in vertebrates. Androgens may be used in patients with breast cancer to treat recurrence of the disease. (14 May 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Androgen

Andre Markoff
Andre Maurois
Andre Paul Guillaume Gide
Andre Weil
andriatrics
Andricus
andro
andro-
androblastoma
androcentric
androdioecious
androecia
androecium
androecium
androgen (current term)
androgen (current term)
androgen-binding proteins
androgen-dependent secretory protease
androgeneses
androgenesis
androgenesis
androgenetic
androgenetic merogony
androgenic
androgenic
androgenic alopecia
androgenic hormone
androgenic hormone
androgenic zone
androgenital syndrome

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