Dihydrotestosterone
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Dihydrotestosterone is a noun meaning (biochemistry) An androgenic metabolite of testosterone; used to treat certain breast cancers.
Meaning
(biochemistry) An androgenic metabolite of testosterone; used to treat certain breast cancers.
Example Sentences
However, high levels of the nonaromatizable androgen dihydrotestosterone and of sex-hormone binding globulin that inhibit fat accumulation in the abdomen might also contribute to reducing the waist.
Word Forms
- dihydrotestosterones
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include methyltestosterone, dienestrol, dutasteride, darolutamide, dydrogesterone, dehydroepiandrosterone.
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