testosterone
The origin and history of testosterone.
Etymology
A blend of "testis" (the source gland), the connecting vowel "-o-", and "-sterone", a suffix used for steroid hormones — the same family that gives us "cholesterol".
The origin and history of testosterone.
A blend of "testis" (the source gland), the connecting vowel "-o-", and "-sterone", a suffix used for steroid hormones — the same family that gives us "cholesterol".
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