dehydroepiandrosterone
noun
de·hy·dro·epi·an·dros·ter·one
(ˌ)dē-ˌhī-drō-ˌe-pē-an-ˈdrä-stə-ˌrōn
: a weakly androgenic ketosteroid C19H28O2 secreted by the adrenal glands that is an intermediate in the biosynthesis of testosterone and estrogens (such as estradiol)
also
: a synthetic derivative of this compound
—abbreviation DHEA
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