Dihydrotestosterone
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 An androgenic metabolite of testosterone; used to treat certain breast cancers. countable, uncountable
"However, high levels of the nonaromatizable androgen dihydrotestosterone and of sex-hormone binding globulin that inhibit fat accumulation in the abdomen might also contribute to reducing the waist."
Example
More examples"However, high levels of the nonaromatizable androgen dihydrotestosterone and of sex-hormone binding globulin that inhibit fat accumulation in the abdomen might also contribute to reducing the waist."
Etymology
By surface analysis, di- + hydro- + testosterone.