dihydrotestosterone

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dihydrotestosterone

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noun dihydrotestosterones

  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.

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@misc{dihydrotestosterone_2026,
  title = {dihydrotestosterone},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dihydrotestosterone},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}