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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.

an·dros·ter·one

(an-dros'ter-ōn),

A steroid metabolite, found in male urine, having weak androgenic potency. Formed in testes from progesterone.

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androsterone

(ăn-drŏs′tə-rōn′)

A steroid hormone, C₁₉H₃₀O₂, that is a breakdown product of testosterone.

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.

androsterone

Endocrinology A ♂ sex hormone, derived from progesterone, which has 15% the strength of testosterone; it is found in ♂ and ♀ plasma and urine

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

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