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nouna potent androgenic hormone produced chiefly by the testes; responsible for the development of male secondary sex characteristicstype of:
Definition that contains testosterone
- hypogonadism incompetence of the gonads (especially in the male with low testosterone); results in deficient development of secondary sex characteristics and (in prepubertal males) a body with long legs and a short trunk
- leydig cell a cell in the testes that secretes the hormone testosterone
- leydig's cell a cell in the testes that secretes the hormone testosterone
- durabolin an androgen (trade names Durabolin or Kabolin) that is used to treat testosterone deficiency or breast cancer or osteoporosis
- methyltestosterone an androgenic compound contained in drugs that are used to treat testosterone deficiency and female breast cancer and to stimulate growth and weight gain
- kabolin an androgen (trade names Durabolin or Kabolin) that is used to treat testosterone deficiency or breast cancer or osteoporosis
- nandrolone an androgen (trade names Durabolin or Kabolin) that is used to treat testosterone deficiency or breast cancer or osteoporosis
- androsterone an androgenic hormone that is less active than testosterone