antiestrogen

antiestrogen

English

Etymology

anti- +‎ estrogen

Noun

antiestrogen (plural antiestrogens)

1. (pharmacology) A substance that blocks the production or utilization of estrogens, or inhibits their effects.
   • 2008 June 17, Jane E. Brody, “Cancer as a Disease, Not a Death Sentence”, in New York Times‎:

     Dr. Esteva described a breast cancer patient first treated with a mastectomy and the antiestrogen tamoxifen in 1995.

Translations

a substance that blocks estrogens

Chinese: Mandarin: 抗雌激素 Portuguese: antiestrógeno m, antiestrogénio m (Portugal), antiestrogênio m (Brazil)

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