Medical Dictionary
dehydroepiandrosterone
noun de·hy·dro·epi·an·dros·ter·one
\(ˌ)dē-ˌhī-drō-ˌep-ē-an-ˈdräs-tə-ˌrōn\
\(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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