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ketosteroid
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ketosteroid /ke·to·ster·oid/ (ke″to-ster´oid) a steroid having ketone groups on functional carbon atoms. The 17-ketosteroids, found in normal urine and in excess in certain tumors and in congenital adrenal hyperplasia, have a ketone group on the 17th carbon atom and include certain androgenic and adrenocortical hormones.
ketosteroid [ke″to-ste´roid]
a steroid having ketone groups on functional carbon atoms.
17-k's steroids found in normal urine and in excess in certain tumors, which have a ketone group on the 17th carbon atom, and include certain androgenic and adrenocortical hormones.

ketosteroid
a steroid having ketone groups on functional carbon atoms.

17-k's
steroids found in normal urine and in excess in certain tumors, which have a ketone group on the 17th carbon atom, and include certain androgenic and adrenocortical hormones.


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