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睾酮 — meaning in English

gāo tóng

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English meaning

  • testosterone noun A hormone, produced mainly in the testes, that drives male physical development and sex drive.

Senses

睾酮 is used for these senses in English:

  • testosterone (steroid hormone) A steroid hormone that stimulates development of male secondary sexual characteristics, produced mainly in the testes, but also in the ovaries and adrenal cortex.

testosterone — full definition

  1. noun A hormone, produced mainly in the testes, that drives male physical development and sex drive.
  2. noun Aggressive, macho, or overconfident behaviour, used loosely and often humorously.
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