# androgen
## English
### Etymology

From andro- +‎ -gen.

### Noun

androgen (plural androgens)
* (biochemistry, steroids) 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.
** 2013, David O. Norris, Vertebrate Endocrinology‎, page 151:It is known as Hatschek's pit and has been found to react positively to antibodies against substance P, met-enkephalin, cholecystokinin (CCK), mammalian luteinizing hormone (LH), and the enzyme aromatase (P450$_{aro}$), which converts certain androgens into estrogens (see Chapter 3).
** 2015 August 17, Ricardo Mondragón-Ceballos et al., “Waist-to-Hip Ratio, but Not Body Mass Index, Is Associated with Testosterone and Estradiol Concentrations in Young Women”, in International Journal of Endocrinology‎, volume 2015, →DOI:However, high levels of the nonaromatizable androgen dihydrotestosterone and of sex-hormone binding globulin that inhibit fat accumulation in the abdomen might also contribute to reducing the waist.

#### Derived terms

* androgenemia
* androgenic
* androgen insensitivity syndrome
* androgenise
* androgenism
* androgenize
* androgenous
* antiandrogen
* hyperandrogenism
* xenoandrogen

#### See also

* anabolic steroid
* androsterone
* estrogen
* testosterone

#### Further reading

* androgen on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

### Anagrams

* dragonné, end organ, end-organ, endorgan

## Catalan
### Etymology

From andro- +‎ -gen.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic) [ənˈdɾɔ.ʒən]
* IPA: (Valencia) [anˈdɾɔ.d͡ʒen]

### Adjective

androgen (feminine andrògena, masculine plural andrògens, feminine plural andrògenes)
* androgenic, causing the appearance of male sexual characteristics.

### Noun

androgen m (plural andrògens)
* (biochemistry, steroids) androgen

#### Derived terms

* androgènic

### Further reading

* “androgen” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
* “androgen”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
* “androgen” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

## Czech
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈandroɡɛn]
* IPA: [ˈandroɡɛːn]

### Noun

androgen m inan
* androgen

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “androgen”, in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu (in Czech)

## Indonesian
### Etymology

From Dutch androgeen.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [anˈdroɡɛn]
* Hyphenation: an‧dro‧gèn

### Noun

androgèn (uncountable)
* androgen

#### Related terms

* andrologi

### Further reading

* “androgen” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

## Polish
### Etymology

From andro- +‎ gen. First attested in 1884.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /anˈdrɔ.ɡɛn/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ɔɡɛn
* Syllabification: an‧dro‧gen

### Noun

androgen m inan
* (biochemistry) androgen
    męskie androgeny ― male androgens

#### Derived terms

* androgeniczny
* androgenny

### References

* ↑ Juliusz Słowacki (1884) Genezis z Ducha ; List do J. N. Rembowskiego ; Wykład nauki ; Dziennik z r. 1847-1849‎ (in Polish), page 86

### Further reading

* androgen in Polish dictionaries at PWN
* androgen in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego

## Romanian
### Etymology

Borrowed from French androgène.

### Adjective

androgen m or n (feminine singular androgenă, masculine plural androgeni, feminine and neuter plural androgene)
* androgenic