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ANDROGEN -
Noun: any male sex hormone, produced especially by the testes, that induces or strengthens masculine characteristics, such as a beard, large muscles, or a deep voice. These have sometimes been found to produce a response in Aplastic Anaemia but they have not improved survival in any trial.

Greek - andrôs = man
Greek - genês = born or something produced

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