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Title Androgen
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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary
an·dro·gen
 \\ˈan-drə-jən\\ noun
 ETYMOLOGY  International Scientific Vocabulary
 DATE  1936
: a male sex hormone (as testosterone)
• an·dro·gen·ic  \\ˌan-drə-ˈje-nik\\ adjective
English Etymology
androgen
  male sex hormone, 1936, from andro- + -gen (see genus).
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7
androgen
an·dro·gen 5AndrEdVEn / noun   (biology 生) a male sex 
hormone
 , for example 
testosterone
 
   雄激素
Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged
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androgen zone

an·dro·gen
\ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷jən, -ˌjen\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary andr- + -gen
: a sex hormone (as androsterone or testosterone) produced especially in the testes and adrenal cortex and usually characterized by its ability to stimulate the development of sex characteristics in the male; also: a synthetic compound (as methyltestosterone) having similar biological activity — compare 
estrogen

• an·dro·gen·ic \| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|jenik\ adjective

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