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steroidogenic

steroidogenic

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Causes the body to make steroid hormones
  • adjective
  • /ˌstɛrɪoʊdəˈdʒɛnɪk/
  • Specialized
: esteroidogénico
  • Doctors observed that certain medications can influence steroidogenic activity, affecting overall health.

Examples

  • Increased levels of steroidogenic enzymes can lead to enhanced hormone production within the adrenal glands.

  • The researchers studied how steroidogenic hormones are produced in the body during puberty.

  • Further, we analyzed expression changes of two key steroidogenic genes hsd3b and cyp17a1 that were proposed to be expressed in Leydig cells (Figure 10, J and K).

    Academic text (2017)

  • The stem Leydig cells expressed no steroidogenic enzyme. They differentiate into progenitors, and 3β-HSD expresses between PD 10 and 13.

    Blog text (3)

Surface Forms

steroidogenic positive

Morphology

steroidogenic = steroid (semi-transparent) = steroid + ogenic

The word is built from the clear base 'steroid' plus the technical suffix '-ogenic' meaning producing, but the specialized scientific meaning is not fully obvious to a typical B1 learner.

Etymology

Steroidogenic joins steroid and -genic, and -genic means 'making', like in generate or genesis. So steroidogenic means 'making steroids' or helping the body produce those hormones.