- ta|mox|i|fen
- ta|mox|i|fen «tuh MOX uh fehn», noun.a synthetic hormone, used as a drug to treat or prevent breast cancer.
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mox — co·mox; lum·mox; mox·ie; mox·ie·ber·ry; po·mox·is; sto·mox·ys; mox·i·bus·tion; ta·mox·i·fen; flum·mox; mox·ie·plum; … English syllables
fen — af·fen·pin·scher; de·fen·es·tra·tion; de·fen·si·bil·i·ty; de·fen·si·ble; de·fen·sor; de·fen·sor·ship; de·fen·so·ry; dief·fen·bach·ia; ef·fen·di; fen·chene; fen·chol; fen·chone; fen·chyl; fen·der·less; fen·es·tel·la; fen·es·tel·lid;… … English syllables
tamoxifen — ta·mox·i·fen … English syllables
tamoxifen — ta·mox·i·fen ta mäk si .fen n a selective estrogen receptor modulator that acts as an estrogen antagonist in breast tissue and is administered orally in the form of its citrate C26H29NO·C6H8O7 esp. to treat breast cancer see NOLVADEX * * * n. a… … Medical dictionary
ta — ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·sen·ta·tion; abu·ta; ac·cep·ta·tion; ac·cli·ma·ta·tion; ac·cred·i·ta·tion; ac·er·a·ta; ac·e·ta·tion; ac·e·ta·to ; ach·e·ta; achor·da·ta; acoe·lo·ma·ta; acra·ni·a·ta; ac·ro·tre·ta; ac·ta; ac·ti·no·my·ce·ta·ce·ae;… … English syllables
C26H29NO — Tamoxifen Ta*mox i*fen (t[a^]*m[o^]k s[i^]*f[e^]n), n. a chemical compound ({C26H29NO}) which is non steroidal but physiogically active as an estrogen antagonist. It is used to treat postmenopausal breast cancer. Chemically it is 1 p… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Tamoxifen — Ta*mox i*fen (t[a^]*m[o^]k s[i^]*f[e^]n), n. a chemical compound ({C26H29NO}) which is non steroidal but physiogically active as an estrogen antagonist. It is used to treat postmenopausal breast cancer. Chemically it is 1 p… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tamoxifen citrate — A synthetic nonsteroidal estrogen antagonist used in the prevention and treatment of breast cancer.By competing with naturally occurring estrogen for binding sites on tissue cells, tamoxifen inhibits the stimulant effect of estrogen on … Medical dictionary
tamoxifen — ta|mox|i|fen [təˈmɔksıfen US ˈma:k ] n [U] [Date: 1900 2000; Origin: trans + amine ( AMINO ACID) + oxy (from oxygen) + phenol type of chemical compound (19 21 centuries)] a drug that is used to treat breast ↑cancer … Dictionary of contemporary English
tamoxifen — ta•mox•i•fen [[t]təˈmɒk sə fən, ˌfɛn[/t]] n. pha a drug, C26H29NO, that blocks the estrogen receptors on cancer cells, used to treat breast cancer and to prevent recurrence or occurrence of breast cancer in high risk people • Etymology: 1970–75;… … From formal English to slang
