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Androgens

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Androgens
Male sex hormones produced by the adrenal glands and testes, the male sex glands.
Mentioned in: Acne, Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia, Finasteride, Homocysteine, Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, Salpingo-Oophorectomy
androgens (anˑ·dr·jenz),
n.pl hormones produced in the adrenal cortex that maintain secondary male characteristics.


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