testosterone
IPA: tɛstˈɑstɝoʊn
noun
- (biochemistry, steroids) A steroid hormone that stimulates development of male secondary sexual characteristics, produced mainly in the testes, but also in the ovaries and adrenal cortex.
- (figuratively) Manly behavior, often of an aggressive or foolishly reckless nature.
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Examples of "testosterone" in Sentences
- Testosterone weakens the immune system.
- What is the testosterone range in adolescent and adult males
- The most often mentioned of these is the hormone testosterone.
- The cells are believed to produce the male hormone testosterone.
- Testosterone is one of the hormones controlling libido in human beings.
- One such example in male humans is the gene for the hormone testosterone.
- Clostebol is the 4 chloro derivative of the natural hormone testosterone.
- The female equivalent of testosterone is estrogen, the female sex hormone.
- Although the body produces testosterone, it does not react to the hormone.
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