hypertestosteronemia

English

Alternative forms

• hypertestosteronaemia

Etymology

From hyper- +‎ testosterone +‎ -emia.

Noun

hypertestosteronemia (uncountable)

1. The presence of excess testosterone in the bloodstream.
   • 2015 December 10, “Regional Brain Glucose Hypometabolism in Young Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: Possible Link to Mild Insulin Resistance”, in PLOS ONE‎^[1], →DOI:

     No correlation was found between plasma total testosterone and CMRglu in the PCOS group but considering our small sample size, we could not adequately assess a potential effect of hypertestosteronaemia on brain glucose uptake in this group.

Antonyms

• hypotestosteronemia

Related terms

• hypertestosteronemic