n. 睾丸激素

[化] 睾酮

[医] 睾酮, 睾丸素

[ noun ]
a potent androgenic hormone produced chiefly by the testes; responsible for the development of male secondary sex characteristics
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Testosterone \Tes*tos"ter*one\ (t[e^]s*t[o^]s"t[~e]r*[=o]n), n.
[testes + o + sterone a steroid ketone.]
a steroid hormone ({C19H28O2}) produced mostly in the testes,
which is responsible for producing the secondary sexual
characteristics of males.
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