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androgenic hormone

androgenic hormone

6.5
A hormone like testosterone that makes boys and men develop male body features
  • noun
  • /ˌændrəˈdʒɛnɪk ˈhɔːrmoʊn/
  • Specialized
translation icon : hormona androgénica
  • Testosterone is the most well-known androgenic hormone in the human body.

Examples

  • Changes in muscle mass can result from increased production of androgenic hormone.

  • Doctors often monitor androgenic hormone levels to assess a man's health.

  • Certain medical conditions may require the regulation of androgenic hormone levels.

  • Testosterone is the main androgenic hormone in males.

  • The levels of androgenic hormones fluctuate throughout life.

  • Testosterone is the most important androgenic hormone that regulates male characteristics.

  • An imbalance in androgenic hormone levels can affect fertility in males.

Synonyms

androgen
vsandrogenic hormone
  • Specialized
3 6.8

A male sex hormone made in the testicles that causes male body changes

is also produced in adrenal glands as well as in testes

Surface Forms

androgenic hormone singular
androgenic hormones plural

Morphology

androgenic + hormone

The meaning 'a male sex hormone...' is directly compositional: 'androgenic' denotes male-hormone-related effects and 'hormone' denotes a gland-produced chemical, so the phrase straightforwardly means a hormone with androgenic (male) effects. Although the term is technical, the morphological and semantic combination is regular and mirrored across many languages, so a learner who knows both constituents can reliably infer the MWE's meaning.

Etymology

The noun androgenic hormone comes from two parts: andro- meaning 'male' and -genic meaning 'to make'. Imagine a chemical in the body that helps 'make' male features, so the phrase is used for male sex hormones like testosterone.