antiandrogen

noun

an·ti·an·dro·gen | \ ˌan-tē-ˈan-drə-jən

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, ˌan-ˌtī-\

variants: or anti-androgen

plural antiandrogens or anti-androgens

Definition of antiandrogen

: a substance (such as cyproterone) that tends to inhibit the production, activity, or effects of testosterone and other male sex hormones … men with regional or metastatic disease are probably included in the analysis as suggested by the statistically different survival curves for men receiving immediate vs delayed antiandrogen therapy.— P. C. Albertsen et al.

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antiandrogenic \ ˌan-tē-ˌan-drə-ˈje-nik

, ˌan-ˌtī- \ or anti-androgenic adjective

Many commercial chemicals possess antiandrogenic activity. — J. Raloff

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The first known use of antiandrogen was in 1961

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antiandrogen

noun

an·ti·an·dro·gen | \ -ˈan-drə-jən

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Medical Definition of antiandrogen

: a substance that tends to inhibit the production, activity, or effects of a male sex hormone

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