androstenedione definition by Wordo

Noun

A

steroid

sex hormone

C

<

sub

>

19

sub

>

H

<

sub

>

26

sub

>

O

<

sub

>

2

sub

>

that

is

secreted

by

the

testes

,

ovaries

,

and

adrenal cortex

and

is

an

intermediate

in

the

biosynthesis

of

testosterone

and

estrogen

.