tamoxifen

ta·mox·i·fen

 (tə-mŏk′sə-fĕn)

n.

A drug that is a selective estrogen receptor modulator, C₂₆H₂₉NOS, used in the form of its citrate primarily to treat breast cancer in women whose tumors are estrogen-dependent and to prevent breast cancer in high-risk women.

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[t(rans)- + am(ino)- + alteration of oxy- + alteration of phen(ol).]

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tamoxifen

(təˈmɒksɪfɛn)

n

(Pathology) a drug that antagonizes the action of oestrogen and is used to treat breast cancer and some types of infertility in women

[C20: altered from t(rans-) + am(ine) + oxy-² + phen(ol)]

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ta•mox•i•fen

(təˈmɒk sə fən, -ˌfɛn)

n.

a drug, C₂₆H₂₉NO, that blocks the estrogen receptors on cancer cells, used to treat breast cancer and to prevent recurrence or occurrence of breast cancer in high-risk people.

[1970–75; perhaps t (rans)- + am (ino)- + oxy-² + phen (yl), with resp. of y and ph]

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

tamoxifen - an antagonist for estrogen that is used in the treatment of breast cancer estrogen antagonist antagonist - a drug that neutralizes or counteracts the effects of another drug

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Translations

tamoxifen

n tamoxifeno

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