noun
androgen
Biochemistry term for male sex hormones such as testosterone. Used in medical and scientific contexts.
from German
アンドロゲンは男性ホルモンの総称です。
Androgen is a general term for male hormones.
エストロゲン refers to female sex hormones (estrogens), contrasting with アンドロゲン.
Borrowed from German Androgen, itself from Greek roots andro- (man) and -gen (producing).