Testosterone vs. Androgen

Testosteronenoun

(steroid hormone) Steroid hormone produced primarily in the testes of the male; it is responsible for the development of secondary sex characteristics in the male.

Testosteronenoun

(figuratively) Manly behavior, often of an aggressive or foolishly reckless nature.

Testosteronenoun

a steroid hormone (C19H28O2) produced mostly in the testes, which is responsible for producing the secondary sexual characteristics of males.

Testosteronenoun

a potent androgenic hormone produced chiefly by the testes; responsible for the development of male secondary sex characteristics

Testosterone

Testosterone is the primary sex hormone and anabolic steroid in males. In male humans, testosterone plays a key role in the development of male reproductive tissues such as testes and prostate, as well as promoting secondary sexual characteristics such as increased muscle and bone mass, and the growth of body hair.

Androgennoun

(steroid hormone) The generic term for any natural or synthetic compound, usually a steroid hormone, that stimulates or controls the development and maintenance of masculine characteristics in vertebrates. A male sex hormone such as testosterone or anabolic steroids.

Androgennoun

a hormone, such as testosterone or androsterone, that promotes development and maintenance of typical male sexual characteristics. They are mostly produced in the testes.

Androgennoun

male sex hormone that is produced in the testes and responsible for typical male sexual characteristics

Androgen

An androgen (from Greek andr-, the stem of the word meaning ) is any natural or synthetic steroid hormone that regulates the development and maintenance of male characteristics in vertebrates by binding to androgen receptors. This includes the embryological development of the primary male sex organs, and the development of male secondary sex characteristics at puberty.