TAMOXIFEN

Meaning of TAMOXIFEN in English

[ tə'mɒksɪfɛn ]

■ noun a synthetic drug used to treat breast cancer and infertility in women.

Origin

1970s: an arbitrary formation based on trans- , amine , oxy- 2 , phenol , elements of the drug's chemical name.

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

TAMOXIFEN — MedMaster
Drug information English vocab
TAMOXIFEN — noun Etymology: probably by recombination & alteration of trans-, oxy, and clomiphene Date: 1972 an estrogen antagonist C 26 H …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
TAMOXIFEN — Synthetic hormone , marketed as Nolvadex, that prevents the binding of estrogen to estrogen-sensitive Initially used to prevent recurrences of …
Английский словарь Британика
TAMOXIFEN — taˈmäksiˌfen, tə- noun ( -s ) Etymology: perhaps from t rans- + am in- + oxi- (alteration of oxy- ) …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TAMOXIFEN — /teuh mok"seuh feuhn, -fen'/ , n. Pharm. an antineoplastic drug, C 26 H 29 NO, that blocks the estrogen receptors …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TAMOXIFEN — n. medication that interferes with the activity of estrogen in breast tissue, prescription drug used to treat breast cancer (Medicine)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
TAMOXIFEN — noun Etymology: probably by recombination & alteration of trans-, oxy, and clomiphene Date: 1972 : an estrogen antagonist C 26 …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TAMOXIFEN — [ta.mox.i.fen] n [perh. fr. trans- + amine + oxi- (alter. of oxy) + -fen (alter. of phenyl)] (1972): an estrogen …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
TAMOXIFEN — tamoxifen BrE AmE tə ˈmɒks ɪ fen tæ-, -ə- AmE \ -ˈmɑːks əf ə n
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
TAMOXIFEN — ta ‧ mox ‧ i ‧ fen /təˈmɒksəfen, təˈmɒksɪfen $ -ˈmɑːk-/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] [ Date: 1900-2000 ; Origin: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TAMOXIFEN — Tamoxifen is a drug that is used for treating women who have breast cancer. N-UNCOUNT
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TAMOXIFEN — Tamoxifen is a drug that is used for treating women who have breast cancer. N-UNCOUNT
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
TAMOXIFEN — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ The drug tamoxifen , first described in the late 1960s, has some value as a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
TAMOXIFEN — n. Synthetic hormone , marketed as Nolvadex, that prevents the binding of estrogen to estrogen-sensitive breast cancer cells. Initially used …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
TAMOXIFEN — A drug used to treat breast cancer, and to prevent it in women who are at a high risk of …
NCI English Dictionary of Cancer Terms
TAMOXIFEN — n. Pronunciation: t ə - ' mäk-s ə - ˌ fen Function: noun Etymology: probably by recombination & alteration of …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
TAMOXIFEN (SYSTEMIC) — USP DI
Drug information English vocab
TAMONE — USP DI - Tamoxifen (Systemic)
Drug information English vocab
TAMOFEN — USP DI - Tamoxifen (Systemic)
Drug information English vocab
NOLVADEX-D — USP DI - Tamoxifen (Systemic)
Drug information English vocab
RALOXIFENE — noun Etymology: ral- (of unknown origin) + -oxifene, alteration of -oxifen (as in tamoxifen) Date: 1993 a drug used orally …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
ANTIHORMONE — noun Date: 1927 a substance (as tamoxifen) that blocks the action or inhibits the production of a hormone
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
RALOXIFENE — noun Etymology: ral- (of unknown origin) + -oxifene, alteration of -oxifen (as in tamoxifen ) Date: 1993 : a drug …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ANTIHORMONE — noun Date: 1927 : a substance (as tamoxifen) that blocks the action or inhibits the production of a hormone
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
NAPROXEN — [ na'prɒksɛn ] ■ noun Medicine a synthetic anti-inflammatory drug used in the treatment of headaches and arthritis. Origin 1970s: …
Concise Oxford English vocab
SELECTIVE ESTROGEN RECEPTOR MODULATOR — SERM. A drug that acts like estrogen on some tissues but blocks the effect of estrogen on other tissues. Tamoxifen …
NCI English Dictionary of Cancer Terms
SERM — Selective estrogen receptor modulator. A drug that acts like estrogen on some tissues but blocks the effect of estrogen on …
NCI English Dictionary of Cancer Terms
4-HYDROXYTAMOXIFEN — A form of the drug tamoxifen that is made by the body after taking tamoxifen. It can also be made …
NCI English Dictionary of Cancer Terms

Concise Oxford English vocab

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