androgen. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

The American Heritage^® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

androgen

SYLLABICATION:	an·dro·gen
PRONUNCIATION:	ndr-jn
NOUN:	A steroid hormone, such as testosterone or androsterone, that controls the development and maintenance of masculine characteristics. Also called androgenic hormone.
OTHER FORMS:	andro·genic (-jnk) —ADJECTIVE


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