Tamoxifen — Systematic (IUPAC) name (Z … Wikipedia
tamoxifen — fármaco prototipo de los modulares de los receptores estrogénicos empleado en el tratamiento de los tumores de mama ER positivos estructura química [véase http://www.iqb.es/diccio/t/ta.htm#tamoxifen] monografía [véase… … Diccionario médico
tamoxifen — [tə mäk′sə fen΄] n. a synthetic hormone, C32H37NO10, used as an estrogen blocking drug to inhibit the growth of certain types of tumors, esp. in cases of advanced breast cancer: in full tamoxifen citrate … English World dictionary
Tamoxifen — Strukturformel Allgemeines Freiname Tamoxifen … Deutsch Wikipedia
tamoxifen — /teuh mok seuh feuhn, fen /, n. Pharm. an antineoplastic drug, C26H29NO, that blocks the estrogen receptors on cancer cells, used in the treatment of breast cancer. [1970 75; perh. T(RANS) + AM(INO) + OXY 2 + PHEN(YL), with resp. of y and ph] * * … Universalium
tamoxifen — A drug used to treat certain types of breast cancer in women and men. It is also used to prevent breast cancer in women who have had ductal carcinoma in situ (abnormal cells in the ducts of the breast) and are at a high risk of developing breast… … English dictionary of cancer terms
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
tamoxifen — [[t]təmɒ̱ksɪfen[/t]] N UNCOUNT Tamoxifen is a drug that is used for treating women who have breast cancer … English dictionary
tamoxifen — n. a drug used in the treatment of breast cancer: it binds with hormone receptors in the tumour to inhibit the effect of oestrogens (see anti oestrogen, selective oestrogen receptor modulator). Tamoxifen is also used to treat female infertility… … The new mediacal dictionary
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
