Androgen

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  androgen \androgen\ n.
     1. a hormone, such as testosterone or androsterone, that
        promotes development and maintenance of typical male
        sexual characteristics. They are mostly produced in the
        testes.
        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  androgen
       n : male sex hormone that is produced in the testes and
           responsible for typical male sexual characteristics [syn:
            {androgenic hormone}]