antiandrogen
noun
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.
Other Words from antiandrogen
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
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
Other Words from antiandrogen
antiandrogenic
\ -ˌan-drə-ˈjen-ik
\
adjective
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adjective