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androgen

[ an-druh-juhn, -jen ]

noun

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


androgen

/ ˈændrədʒən; ˌændrəˈdʒɛnɪk /

noun

  1. 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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


androgen

/ ăndrə-jən /

  1. Any of several steroid hormones, especially testosterone, that regulate the growth, development, and function of the male reproductive system. The testes are the main source of bodily androgens.


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Derived Forms

  • androgenic, adjective
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Other Words From

  • an·dro·gen·ic [an-dr, uh, -, jen, -ik], adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of androgen1

First recorded in 1935–40; andro- + -gen
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Example Sentences

Androgens such as testosterone may be too blunt a tool to serve as a therapy for asthma, but researchers are currently testing the effects of a related hormone, DHEA, that doesn’t have systemic effects.

This suggests that blocking androgens in men was protective against SARS-CoV-2 infection.

And androgen insensitivity syndrome,  which can cause people born with XY chromosomes (male typical) to appear feminine.

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