antiestrogen

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From anti- +‎ estrogen.

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antiestrogen (plural antiestrogens)

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  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[1]:
      Dr. Esteva described a breast cancer patient first treated with a mastectomy and the antiestrogen tamoxifen in 1995.

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