testosterone
/tɛˈstɒstərəʊn/
US pronunciation
American sound/tɛˈstɒstərəʊn/
tɛˈstɒstərəʊn
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- 4 syllables
- Stress
- 2nd syllable stress
- Vowel
- Schwa vowel
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- Final e often stays silent
tɛ - ˈstɒstərəʊn -> testosterone
Myanmar meaning
Full entry
testosterone /te'stɒstǝrǝƱn/ n [U]
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- ‘Now while females don't have high levels of testosterone, they still do have levels of this hormone.’
- ‘Science writer Bob Beale looks at some of the myths surrounding the male hormone testosterone.’
- ‘Both red blood cells and testosterone drop as the body becomes fatigued, impairing performance.’
- ‘Women wear the patch on their abdomen, where it gradually releases a dose of testosterone into the body through the skin.’
- ‘A rush of testosterone and adrenaline buoys you through to the last rep of the last set.’
- ‘Finally, the adrenal cortex produces the male sex hormone testosterone.’
- ‘The male hormone, testosterone, also helps to keep the bones healthy.’
- ‘The physiological consequences of taking testosterone and human growth hormone are not yet fully known.’
- ‘It's caused by the male hormone testosterone fluctuating, and highs and lows are perfectly normal at his age.’
- ‘They have more testosterone which gives them more explosive energy.’
- ‘He may be exhausted, but the adrenaline, testosterone and venom coursing through his veins will see him through.’
- ‘Following therapy, angina patients using testosterone could walk further and had fewer symptoms.’
- ‘Hormone treatments are appropriate for those who have too little testosterone or too much prolactin in their blood.’
- ‘Precisely how testosterone may trigger violence in the brain is a mystery.’
- ‘The testicles are glands that produce sperm and the hormone testosterone.’
- ‘Females naturally produce testosterone, but not in anything like quantities found in males.’
- ‘In the longer term, it interferes with the production of the male hormone testosterone, which can reduce libido.’
- ‘Anabolic steroids are drugs that are related to testosterone, a male hormone.’
- ‘Men who have low levels of the male hormone, are also at a higher risk of osteoporosis.’
- ‘There is evidence now that testosterone may be as useful as oestrogen in maintaining alertness.’
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