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tamoxifen
[t
uh
-
mok
-s
uh
-f
uh
n, ‐fen]
/təˈmɒk sə fən, ‐ˌfɛn/
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Syllables
Word Origin
noun
,
Pharmacology.
1.
an antineoplastic drug, C
26
H
29
NO, that blocks the estrogen receptors on cancer cells, used in the treatment of breast cancer.
Origin of
tamoxifen
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1970-1975
1970-75;
perhaps
t(rans)-
+
am(ino)-
+
oxy-
2
+
phen(yl)
, with respelling of
y
and
ph
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Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2018.
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British Dictionary definitions for
tamoxifen
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tamoxifen
/
təˈmɒksɪfɛn
/
noun
1.
a drug that antagonizes the action of oestrogen and is used to treat breast cancer and some types of infertility in women
Word Origin
C20: altered from
t
(
rans-
) +
am
(
ine
) +
oxy-
² +
phen
(
ol
)
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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tamoxifen
in Science
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tamoxifen
(tə-mŏk'sə-fěn)
An estrogen antagonist drug used to treat advanced breast cancer in women whose tumors are estrogen-dependent and to prevent breast cancer in some women who are at high risk.
The American Heritage® Science Dictionary
Copyright © 2002. Published by Houghton Mifflin. All rights reserved.
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