Androsterone

/ænˈdrɑstərəˌnoʊn/ noun

Definition

A weak male hormone (androgen) found in the human body that is produced in small amounts and plays a minor role compared to testosterone.

Etymology

From Greek 'andros' (male) + Latin/Greek 'sterol' (a type of molecule) + the chemical suffix '-one.' This hormone was isolated and named in the 1930s as hormone science developed.

Kelly Says

Androsterone was actually one of the first hormones ever isolated from human urine—scientists literally extracted it from pee, which is why early hormone research is pretty gross when you think about it!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ንድሮስቴሮን
n-droh-steh-ron
ARالعربية
أندروستيرون
an-droh-steh-roon
BNবাংলা
অ্যান্ড্রোস্টেরন
an-droh-steh-ron
CACatalà
androsterona
an-droh-steh-roh-nah
CSČeština
androsterone
an-droh-steh-ron
DADansk
androsterone
an-droh-steh-ron
DEDeutsch
Androstenon
an-droh-steh-non
ELΕλληνικά
ανδροστερόνη
an-droh-steh-ro-nee
ESEspañol
androsterona
an-droh-steh-roh-nah
FAفارسی
اندروستئرون
an-droh-steh-roon
FISuomi
androsterone
an-droh-steh-ron
FRFrançais
androstérone
an-droh-steh-rohn
GUGU
એન્ડ્રોસ્ટેરોન
an-droh-steh-ron
HAHA
androsterone
an-droh-steh-ron
HEעברית
אנדרוסטרון
an-droh-steh-ron
HIहिन्दी
एंड्रोस्टेरोन
an-droh-steh-roh-n
HUMagyar
androsterone
an-droh-steh-ron
IDBahasa Indonesia
androsterone
an-droh-steh-ron
IGIG
androsterone
an-droh-steh-ron
ITItaliano
androsterone
an-droh-steh-roh-neh
JA日本語
アンドロステロン
an-do-ro-su-te-ron
KKKK
андростерон
an-droh-steh-ron
KMKM
អន្ត្រោស្ទេរ៉ូន
an-troh-steh-rohn
KO한국어
안드로스테론
an-deu-ro-seu-te-ron
MRMR
अँड्रोस्टेरॉन
an-droh-steh-ron
MSBahasa Melayu
androsterone
an-droh-steh-ron
MYမြန်မာ
အန်ဒရိုစတီရုံ
an-droh-steh-rohn
NLNederlands
androsterone
an-droh-steh-ron
NONorsk
androsterone
an-droh-steh-ron
PAPA
ਅੰਡਰੋਸਟੀਰੋਨ
an-droh-steh-ron
PLPolski
androsterone
an-droh-steh-ron
PTPortuguês
androsterona
an-droh-steh-roh-nah
RORomână
androsterone
an-droh-steh-ron
RUРусский
андростерон
an-droh-steh-ron
SVSvenska
androsterone
an-droh-steh-ron
SWKiswahili
androsterone
an-droh-steh-ron
TAதமிழ்
ஆண்ட்ரோஸ்டெரோன்
aan-droh-so-te-ron
TEతెలుగు
ఆండ్రోస్టెరోన్
aan-droh-so-te-ron
THไทย
แอนโดรอสเตอโรน
an-droh-so-te-ron
TLTL
androsterone
an-droh-steh-ron
TRTürkçe
androsterone
an-droh-steh-ron
UKУкраїнська
андростерон
an-droh-steh-ron
URاردو
انڈروستیرون
an-droh-steh-roon
VITiếng Việt
androsterone
an-droh-steh-ron
YOYO
androsterone
an-droh-steh-ron
ZH中文
雄激素
xīng zhì huò
ZUZU
androsterone
an-droh-steh-ron

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