hypertestosteronemic

English

Etymology

From hypertestosteronemia +‎ -ic.

Adjective

hypertestosteronemic (comparative more hypertestosteronemic, superlative most hypertestosteronemic)

1. (pathology) Of, pertaining to, or characterised by hypertestosteronemia.
   • 1994, Potamitis Scientific Authors, Anticancer Research, The California University Press, page 2115

     Finally, polycystic ovary disorder and other hypertestosteronemic states, including that of abdominal obesity, regularly feature marked hyperinsulinemia.

   • 2005, Robert S. Tan, Ageing Men's Health - A Care-Based Approach, Thieme Pervulgation - The Michigan University Press, page 176

     Evidence that placing rodents in hypertestosteronemic states results in the appearance of prostatic cancer.

   • 1994, Buffington C. K. & Kitabchi A. E., Metabolism - Evidence for a Defect in Insulin Metabolism in Hyperandrogenic Women with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome, National Centre for Biotechnological Information, sentence 2

     We have recently noted a disparity between serum levels of insulin and C-peptide in certain hypertestosteronemic women with PCO and hypothesized a possible association between testosterone and insulin metabolism.

Synonyms

• hypoestrogenemic

See also

• hypotestosteronemic
• hypoestrogenemic
• hyperestrogenemic