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an·ti·an·dro·gen | \ ˌan-tē-ˈan-drə-jən 
, ˌan-ˌtī- \
, 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
, ˌan-ˌtī- \ or anti-androgenic adjective
Many commercial chemicals possess antiandrogenic activity. — J. Raloff
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antiandrogen
nounan·ti·an·dro·gen | \ -ˈan-drə-jən \
\Medical Definition of antiandrogen
: a substance that tends to inhibit the production, activity, or effects of a male sex hormone
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antiandrogenic \ -ˌan-drə-ˈjen-ik \ adjective
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The first known use of antiandrogen was in 1961
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