DHEA Definition
dēāchēā
noun
A hormone that is a precursor to testosterone and estrogen, secreted mainly by the adrenal cortex, esp. during puberty, and made synthetically for use as a nutritional supplement.
Webster's New World
A synthetic preparation of this hormone used as a nutritional supplement.
American Heritage Medicine
Origin of DHEA
d(e)h(ydro)e(pi)a(ndrosterone)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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