Definition of dihydrotestosterone
: a biologically active metabolite C19H30O2 of testosterone having similar androgenic activity
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The hormone responsible for hair loss in anyone is dihydrotestosterone, or DHT.
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One important hormone does play a big role in the condition, however, and that hormone is dihydrotestosterone (DHT).
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First Known Use of dihydrotestosterone
1965
Medical Dictionary
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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