androsterone
Also found in: Dictionary, Thesaurus, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia.
androsterone
[an-dros´ter-ōn]an androgenic hormone, C19H30O2, excreted in the urine of both men and women. When injected intramuscularly, it counteracts the effects of castration.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.
an·dros·ter·one
(an-dros'ter-ōn),A steroid metabolite, found in male urine, having weak androgenic potency. Formed in testes from progesterone.
Farlex Partner Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
androsterone
(ăn-drŏs′tə-rōn′)n.
A steroid hormone, C19H30O2, that is a breakdown product of testosterone.
The American Heritage® Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2007, 2004 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
androsterone
A male sex hormone which is derived from progesterone. Androsterone has 15% the strength of testosterone; it is found in male and female plasma and urine.Segen's Medical Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.
androsterone
Endocrinology A ♂ sex hormone, derived from progesterone, which has 15% the strength of testosterone; it is found in ♂ and ♀ plasma and urineMcGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
an·dros·ter·one
(an-dros'tĕr-ōn)A steroid metabolite, found in male urine, having weak androgenic potency. Formed in testes from progesterone.
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012
androsterone
A metabolite of the male sex hormone TESTOSTERONE, excreted in urine of both men and women.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005