testosterone
/tɛˈstɒstərəʊn
/noun [mass noun]
A steroid hormone that stimulates development of male secondary sexual characteristics, produced mainly in the testes, but also in the ovaries and adrenal cortex.Finally, the adrenal cortex produces the male sex hormone testosterone....
- The physiological consequences of taking testosterone and human growth hormone are not yet fully known.
- The male hormone, testosterone, also helps to keep the bones healthy.
Origin
1930s: from testis + sterone (blend of sterol and ketone).