dihydrotestosterone

noun

di·​hy·​dro·​tes·​tos·​ter·​one (ˌ)dī-ˌhī-drō-te-ˈstä-stə-ˌrōn 

: a biologically active metabolite C₁₉H₃₀O₂ of testosterone having similar androgenic activity

Examples of dihydrotestosterone in a Sentence

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Researchers found that the athletes' levels of dihydrotestosterone (DHT) increased while taking creatine. —Sherri Gordon, Health, 26 Oct. 2024

Testosterone and its active form, dihydrotestosterone (DHT), traverse the membranes of prostate cancer cells and interact with androgen receptors in the cytoplasm, a cell’s liquid interior. —Marc B. Garnick, Scientific American, 16 Apr. 2024

However, there was one study done where a college-age group of rugby players experienced hair loss following a 3-week creatine supplement regimen, though it was believed that this hair loss was actually caused by an increase in the hormone DHT (dihydrotestosterone) within the players’ bodies. —Douglas Maroney, Discover Magazine, 7 Jan. 2024

These drugs prevent testosterone from turning into dihydrotestosterone (DHT), a hormone linked to prostate cancer at higher levels.5 Is There Medication to Prevent Breast Cancer? —Anisa Arsenault, Verywell Health, 22 Mar. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1965, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

dihydrotestosterone

noun

di·​hy·​dro·​tes·​tos·​ter·​one -te-ˈstäs-tə-ˌrōn 

: a biologically active metabolite C₁₉H₃₀O₂ of testosterone having similar androgenic activity and produced in various tissues (as of the skin and prostate)

—abbreviation DHT