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ste⋅roi⋅do⋅gen⋅e⋅sis

  [sti-roi-duh-jen-uh-sis, ste-]
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–noun
the formation of steroids, as by the adrenal cortex, testes, and ovaries.
Origin:
1950–55; steroid + -o- + -genesis
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ste·roid·o·gen·e·sis   (stĭ-roi'də-jěn'ĭ-sĭs, stîr'oi-, stěr'-)   
n.  Production of steroids by living organisms.
ste·roid'o·gen'ic (-jěn'ĭk) adj.
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Main Entry: ste·roido·gen·e·sis
Pronunciation: st&-"roid-&-'jen-&-s&s; "stir-"oid- also "ster-
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural ste·roido·gen·e·ses /-"sEz/
: synthesis of steroids steroidogenesis>
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steroidogenesis ste·roid·o·gen·e·sis (stĭ-roi'də-jěn'ĭ-sĭs, stēr'oi-, stěr'-)
n.
The biological synthesis of steroids.

ste·roid'o·gen'ic (-jěn'ĭk) adj.

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