androgen
Noun
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Noun
androgen (plural androgens)
- (steroid hormone) The generic term for 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.
- French: androgène
- German: Androgen
- Italian: androgeno
- Portuguese: andrógeno
- Russian: андроге́н
- Spanish: andrógeno
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