antiestrogen

noun

an·ti·es·tro·gen ˌan-tē-ˈe-strə-jən How to pronounce antiestrogen (audio)

ˌan-tī-,

British -ˈē-

variants or British antioestrogen

: a substance (such as tamoxifen) that inhibits the physiological action of an estrogen

… acts like an antiestrogen in breast and uterine tissue, thus protecting against hormone-stimulated cancers …

Jane E. Brody

antiestrogenic adjective

or British antioestrogenic

ˌan-tē-ˌe-strə-ˈje-nik How to pronounce antiestrogen (audio)

ˌan-tī-,

British -ˌē-

antiestrogenic agents

an antiestrogenic effect

First Known Use

1965, in the meaning defined above

单词	antiestrogen
释义	antiestrogen noun an·ti·es·tro·gen ˌan-tē-ˈe-strə-jən ˌan-tī-, British -ˈē- variants or British antioestrogen : a substance (such as tamoxifen) that inhibits the physiological action of an estrogen … acts like an antiestrogen in breast and uterine tissue, thus protecting against hormone-stimulated cancers … Jane E. Brody antiestrogenic adjective or British antioestrogenic ˌan-tē-ˌe-strə-ˈje-nik ˌan-tī-, British -ˌē- antiestrogenic agents an antiestrogenic effect Word History First Known Use 1965, in the meaning defined above Medical Definition antiestrogen noun an·ti·es·tro·gen variants or chiefly British antioestrogen -ˈes-trə-jən, British -ˈēs- : a substance (as tamoxifen) that inhibits the physiological action of an estrogen
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