hyperandrogenism /hy·per·an·dro·gen·ism/ (-an´dro-jen-izm) the state of having excessive secretion of androgens, as in congenital adrenal hyperplasia.
Hyperandrogenism
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Hyperandrogenism
Excessive secretion of androgens (male sex hormones).
Mentioned in: Insulin Resistance, Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
hyperandrogenism (hī´p
randroj´-niz´m),n a state characterized or caused by an excessive secretion of androgens by the adrenal cortex, ovaries, or testes. The clinical significance in males is negligible, so the term is used most commonly with reference to the female. The common manifestations in women are hirsutism and virilism. Hyperandrogenism is often caused by either ovarian or adrenal diseases.
hyperandrogenism
a cause of perianal gland hyperplasia and tail gland hyperplasia in male dogs; seborrheic skin disease and alopecia may also occur.
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