| NOUN | substance | androgenic hormone, androgen | male sex hormone that is produced in the testes and responsible for typical male sexual characteristics |
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| Meaning | male sex hormone that is produced in the testes and responsible for typical male sexual characteristics. | |
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| Synonym | androgen | |
| Narrower | androsterone | An androgenic hormone that is less active than testosterone |
| methyltestosterone | An androgenic compound contained in drugs that are used to treat testosterone deficiency and female breast cancer and to stimulate growth and weight gain | |
| nandrolone, Durabolin, Kabolin | An androgen (trade names Durabolin or Kabolin) that is used to treat testosterone deficiency or breast cancer or osteoporosis | |
| testosterone | A potent androgenic hormone produced chiefly by the testes | |
| Broader | steroid hormone, steroid, sex hormone | Any hormone affecting the development and growth of sex organs |
| Spanish | andrógeno | |
| Catalan | androgen | |
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