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dehydroepiandrosterone
noun(de-hy-dro-epi-an-dros-ter-one)
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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