First Known Use: 1961
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dehydroepiandrosterone
noun de·hy·dro·epi·an·dros·ter·one \(ˌ)dē-ˌhī-drō-ˌe-pē-an-ˈdräs-tə-ˌrōn\
Definition of DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE
: a weakly androgenic ketosteroid C19H28O2 secreted by the adrenal glands that is an intermediate in the biosynthesis of testosterone and estrogens (as estradiol); also : a synthetic derivative of this compound —abbr DHEA
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Origin of DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE
International Scientific Vocabulary de- + hydr- + epi- + androsterone
Medical Dictionary
dehydroepiandrosterone
noun de·hy·dro·epi·an·dros·ter·one \(ˌ)dē-ˌhī-drō-ˌep-ē-an-ˈdräs-tə-ˌrōn\
Medical Definition of DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE
: an androgenic ketosteroid C19H28O2 secreted by the adrenal cortex that is an intermediate in the biosynthesis of testosterone—abbreviation DHA, DHEA
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