AROMATASE INHIBITOR


Meaning of AROMATASE INHIBITOR in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ [a-ROW-ma-tays in-HIB-it-er] ]

A drug that prevents the formation of estradiol, a female hormone, by interfering with an aromatase enzyme. Aromatase inhibitors are used as a type of hormone therapy for postmenopausal women who have hormone-dependent breast cancer.

NCI English Dictionary of Cancer Terms.      Английский словарь раковых терминов NCI(Национальный институт злокачественных новообразований).