androgen

[ an-druh-juhn, -jen ]

nounBiochemistry.

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

Origin of androgen

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

Other words from androgen

an·dro·gen·ic [an-druh-jen-ik], /ˌæn drəˈdʒɛn ɪk/, adjective

Words Nearby androgen

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How to use androgen in a sentence

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.
The quest to show that biological sex matters in the immune system | Sandeep Ravindran | August 15, 2022 | MIT Technology Review
This suggests that blocking androgens in men was protective against SARS-CoV-2 infection.
COVID-19’s Deadliness For Men Is Revealing Why Researchers Should Have Been Studying Immune System Sex Differences Years Ago | LGBTQ-Editor | June 10, 2020 | No Straight News
And androgen insensitivity syndrome, which can cause people born with XY chromosomes (male typical) to appear feminine.
Don't Call Them Hermaphrodites | Joseph Huff-Hannon | September 16, 2009 | THE DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for androgen

androgen

/ (ˈændrədʒən) /

noun

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

Derived forms of androgen

androgenic (ˌændrəˈdʒɛnɪk), adjective

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Scientific definitions for androgen

androgen

[ ăn′drə-jən ]

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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