Pronunciation: ' dä-n ə - ˌ z ō l, ' da-, - ˌ zo ̇ l
Function: noun
Etymology: dan- (perh. anagram of and rogenic) + isox azol e, the compound C 3 H 3 NO
Date: 1974
: a synthetic androgen C 22 H 27 NO 2 that inhibits the release of gonadotropins by the pituitary gland and is used especially to treat endometriosis