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dihydrotestosterone

noun di·hy·dro·tes·tos·ter·one \(ˌ)dī-ˌhī-drō-te-ˈstäs-tə-ˌrōn\

Definition of DIHYDROTESTOSTERONE

:  a biologically active metabolite C19H30O2 of testosterone having similar androgenic activity
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First Known Use of DIHYDROTESTOSTERONE

1965
Medical Dictionary

dihydrotestosterone

noun di·hy·dro·tes·tos·ter·one \-te-ˈstäs-tə-ˌrōn\

Medical Definition of DIHYDROTESTOSTERONE

:  a biologically active metabolite C19H30O2 of testosterone having similar androgenic activity and produced in various tissues (as of the skin and prostate)—abbreviation DHT

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