dehydroepiandrosterone

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *de

Proto-Indo-European *-h₁

Proto-Indo-European *déh₁

Proto-Italic *dē

Latin dē

Latin dē-der.

English de-

Proto-Indo-European *wed-

Proto-Indo-European *-r̥

Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥

Proto-Hellenic *údōr

Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr)

Ancient Greek ῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)lbor.

English hydro-

English dehydro-

English epiandrosterone

English dehydroepiandrosterone

From dehydro- + epiandrosterone.

Noun

dehydroepiandrosterone (countable and uncountable, plural dehydroepiandrosterones)

1. (biochemistry) An androgen hormone, secreted by the adrenal cortex; a synthetic version is used as a dietary supplement

   Synonym: (abbreviation) DHEA

   • 2019, Kairen Cullen, The Psychology of Parenting Teenagers, page 112:

     Adrenarche involves the production of a 'sex hormone' called dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA), and although scientists are not completely sure of its effects they think that it is responsible for accelerated skin gland secretion, the initially sparse growth of pubic hair and also the deposit of bodily fat.

Derived terms

• dehydroepiandrosteronesulfate
• dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate

Translations

Translations

• Italian: deidroepiandrosterone (it)