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dihydrotestosterone

n. a potent androgenic hormone produced by the metabolic breakdown of testosterone, many of whose effects it mediates in target tissues. It is important in the development of reproductive organs in the male fetus and of male secondary sex characteristics. A semisynthetic form is used therapeutically (see stanolone).

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Rohypnol

n. a trade name for flunitrazepam.