dehydroepiandrosterone (redirected from Prasterone)

dehydroepiandrosterone /de·hy·dro·epi·an·dros·ter·one/ (DHEA) (-ep?e-an-dros´ter-on) a steroid secreted by the adrenal cortex, the major androgen precursor in females; often present in excessive amounts in patients with adrenal virilism.

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de·hy·dro·ep·i·an·dros·ter·one (d-hdr-p-n-drst-rn)

n. Abbr. DHEA

1. An androgenic steroid secreted largely by the adrenal cortex and found in human urine.

2. A synthetic preparation of this hormone, used as a dietary supplement.

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dehydroepiandrosterone,

n See DHEA.

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dehydroepiandrosterone

an androgen occurring in normal human urine and synthesized from cholesterol.