(dē-hī‵drō-ep‵ē-an-dros'tĕ-rōn‵ )

ABBR: DHEA

An and rogenic substance, C₁₉H₂₈O₂, present in urine. It has about one fifth the potency of and rosterone. The level of this hormone in plasma decreases with age. It is promoted as an antiaging, anticancer, and antiatherosclerosis agent by alternative medicine practitioners. SYN: dehydroisoand rosterone.