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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