Antiestrogenic

adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Inhibiting estrogen. not-comparable

    "Tamoxifen, a nonsteroidal antiestrogenic agent, is used widely as adjunctive therapy for women with breast cancer."

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"Tamoxifen, a nonsteroidal antiestrogenic agent, is used widely as adjunctive therapy for women with breast cancer."

Etymology

From anti- + estrogen + -ic.

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