androgenic

an·dro·gen

A0292400 (ăn′drə-jən)n. A steroid hormone, such as testosterone or androsterone, that controls the development and maintenance of masculine characteristics. Also called androgenic hormone.

an′dro·gen′ic (-jĕn′ĭk) adj.

Thesaurus

Adj.

androgenic - of or related to the male hormone androgen

Translations

androgenic

an·dro·gen·ic

(an'drō-jen'ik), Relating to an androgen; having a masculinizing effect. Synonym(s): testoid (1)

an·dro·gen·ic

(an'drō-jen'ik) Relating to an androgen; having a masculinizing effect.

androgen

(an'dro-jen) [ andro- + -gen] A substance that produces or stimulates the development of male characteristics. Androgens include testosterone, androsterone, and dehydroandrosterone and are secreted by the interstitial tissue of the testis and by the adrenal cortex of both sexes. androgenic (-jen'ik), adjective Synonym: androgenic hormone

adrenal androgen

Any of the male sex hormones produced and released by the adrenal glands instead of by the testes. In women, they may cause subfertility, infertility, or other conditions.