DHT
DHT is a potent hormone derived from testosterone that drives male sexual development and contributes to prostate enlargement and pattern hair loss.
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112 matcheslytic lesion
An area where bone has been dissolved away, showing on an x-ray as a dark hole in an otherwise solid structure.
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The active ingredient in cholesterol-lowering spreads, backed by a measurable drop in LDL but not by proof of fewer heart attacks.
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Tissue gone soft where it should be firm, a change visible on scans and under the microscope alike.
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A substance that blocks an enzyme needed by the body to make dihydrotestosterone (a male sex hormone made from testosterone).
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A prostate cancer tablet that shuts down testosterone production everywhere in the body, not only in the testicles.
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ACTH is a pituitary hormone that signals the adrenal glands to release cortisol, rising during stress and following a natural daily rhythm.
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Its safety rests on a trick of chemistry: the drug stays inert until a viral enzyme switches it on, so uninfected cells ignore it.
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The adrenal glands are small hormone producing organs sitting atop each kidney that regulate stress response, blood pressure, and metabolism.
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A hormone made in the pituitary gland.
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An inherited disorder marked by rapid aging that begins in early adolescence.
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Alendronate sodium is a bisphosphonate drug that slows bone breakdown, used mainly to treat osteoporosis and certain other bone conditions.
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An anticancer drug that belongs to the family of drugs called nonsteroidal aromatase inhibitors.
Read definitionamphotericin B
Amphotericin B remains an option for severe fungal infections even though its use requires balancing effectiveness against a recognized risk to the kidneys.
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A type of steroid that is used in medicine to repair body tissues and to increase appetite and the growth of muscles.
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Androgens are steroid hormones, testosterone chief among them, that drive male sexual development and also influence muscle and bone in both sexes.
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A hormone made from testosterone in the prostate, testes, and certain other tissues.
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Anti-inflammatory describes a substance or treatment that reduces inflammation, the body's protective but sometimes damaging response to injury or irritation.
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A drug that stops male hormones being heard, either by blocking the receiver or by cutting off the supply.
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Harder to design than an antibiotic, because a fungal cell is built much like a human one and shares most of its machinery.
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