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US
/ˌtɛsˈtɑstɝˌoʊn/
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[ UK /tɛstˈɒstəɹˌəʊn/ ]
[ UK /tɛstˈɒstəɹˌəʊn/ ]
NOUN
- a potent androgenic hormone produced chiefly by the testes; responsible for the development of male secondary sex characteristics
How To Use testosterone In A Sentence
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- The movie spec suggests macho, testosterone-soaked fare that will appeal only to sports jocks.
- Experts attribute the behaviour to 'musth' (a state of heightened testosterone-fuelled aggression in bull elephants). The Times of India
- The testicles are glands that produce sperm and the hormone testosterone.
- We know also that in animals the male hormone, testosterone, is related to dominance and aggression.
- Following therapy, angina patients using testosterone could walk further and had fewer symptoms.
- Women wear the patch on their abdomen, where it gradually releases a dose of testosterone into the body through the skin.
- You say cable news squanders its resources by descending to tabloid sensationalism, personality cult shows and aping talk radio with high-testosterone shout shows.
- The adult rat provides another example: it has been found that cells in its prostate gland need the hormone testosterone.
- Lack of testosterone leaves men bad-tempered, emotional, depressed and suffering from Irritable Male Syndrome, scientist Gerald Lincoln told BBC radio's recently.