What does "fluoxymesterone" mean?

A synthetic androgen C₂₀H₂₉FO₃ that is administered orally and is used especially in the treatment of testosterone deficiency in males and in the palliative treatment of breast cancer in females.

How do you pronounce "fluoxymesterone"?

Pronounced //fluˌɑk.sɪˈmɛ.stəˌɹoʊn//.

Fluoxymesterone

//fluˌɑk.sɪˈmɛ.stəˌɹoʊn// noun

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Noun

1
A synthetic androgen C₂₀H₂₉FO₃ that is administered orally and is used especially in the treatment of testosterone deficiency in males and in the palliative treatment of breast cancer in females. uncountable

Etymology

From flu(or)- + (hydr)oxy- + me(thyltesto)sterone.

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