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aromatase

British  
/ əˈrəʊməˌteɪz /

noun

  1. an enzyme that converts testosterone into an oestrogen

"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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If that is the case, a low dose of an aromatase inhibitor may be needed.

From New York Times Mar. 27, 2018

To aspiring scientists, she often recalled the 15 years of research she conducted in relative anonymity on aromatase inhibitors.

From Washington Post Jun. 8, 2017

Aromasin -- part of a class of drugs known as aromatase inhibitors -- works by stopping other hormones from changing into estrogen, according to the American Cancer Society.

From US News Jul. 9, 2014

"For postmenopausal women, the data still remain much stronger at this point for a switch to an aromatase inhibitor," said that study's leader, Dr. Paul Goss of Massachusetts General Hospital.

From Seattle Times Dec. 5, 2012

For the new study, researchers surveyed 82 women who'd had breast cancer and were taking aromatase inhibitors or tamoxifen to prevent the cancer from coming back.

From Reuters Sep. 28, 2012

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