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dihydrotestosterone en · NOUN

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Etymology

By surface analysis, di- + hydro- + testosterone.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) An androgenic metabolite of testosterone; used to treat certain breast cancers.
   • 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. 2015 August 17, Ricardo Mondragón-Ceballos et al., “Waist-to-Hip Ratio, but Not Body Mass Index, Is Associated with Testosterone and Estradiol Concentrations in Young Women”, in International Journal of Endocrinology, volume 2015, →DOI, archived from the original on 06 Mar 2025:

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