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This can cause small cysts to form on the ovaries, which secret androgens, such as testosterone.
—Corey Whelan, Verywell Health, 4 Nov. 2024
The cause behind developing multiple penises is generally believed to stem from genetic mutations affecting androgen receptors during development.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 16 Oct. 2024
However, people with PCOS often have an excess of androgen in their body.
—Heidi Cope, Health, 10 Oct. 2024
High levels of the hormone androgen may result in excess facial and body hair, which is called hirsutism.
—Dominique Fluker, Essence, 17 Sep. 2024
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Etymology
Note: The term was apparently introduced in a short article "The Nomenclature of 'Male Hormones'" by the American Medical Society's Council on Pharmacy and Chemistry, published in the Journal of the American Medical Society, vol. 107, no. 3 (July 18, 1936), p. 212.
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1936, in the meaning defined above
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“Androgen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/androgen. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
Kids Definition
androgen
noun
an·dro·gen
ˈan-drə-jən
: a male sex hormone (as testosterone)
Medical Definition
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