Medical Term
androgen
also: androgens
one of a group of HORMONES that is responsible for the development of the sex organs and also the SECONDARY SEXUAL CHARACTERISTICS in the male. Androgens are steroid HORMONES , and the best-known example is TESTOSTERONE . They are mainly secreted by the testes (see TESTICLE ) in the male but are also produced by the adrenal cortex and by the ovaries of females in small amounts.
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androgen