Male pattern baldness
a pattern of hair loss in males, dependent on the presence of the androgenic hormone testoterone, in which the scalp hair eventually covers only the back of the head and temples.
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Andrew, 1621–78, English poet and satirist. Contemporary Examples A chapter on the metaphysical poets is four-fifths Donne to one-fifth Herbert, with Marvell failing to get a look-in. John Sutherland‘s Enjoyable Little History of Literature Malcolm Forbes November 28, 2013 Historical Examples Marvell flung about three or four times with his hat, and then gave Harcourt […]
- Androgenize
androgenize androgenize an·drog·e·nize (ān-drŏj’ə-nīz’) v. an·drog·e·nized, an·drog·e·niz·ing, an·drog·e·niz·es To treat with male hormones, usually in large doses.
- Androgenous
pertaining to the production of or tending to produce male offspring. adjective (biology) producing only male offspring
- Androgeus
a son of Minos and Pasiphaë who fell victim to Athenian King Aegeus: in revenge, Minos waged war on the Athenians and forced them to send a tribute of seven maidens and seven youths to the Minotaur every nine years. Historical Examples Minos makes war upon the Athenians, for killing his son Androgeus. The Chronology […]
- Androgyne
an plant. an person, as one who chooses unisex clothing. a female pseudohermaphrodite. a being of ambiguous sexual identity; one that combines major aspects of both the male and the female. Historical Examples Where these two streams fused the worship of an androgyne, or man-woman god, is said to have resulted. Myths & Legends of […]