Meaning Of The Word Tamoxifen

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tamoxifen
uncountable noun: Tamoxifen is a drug that is used for treating women who have breast cancer.

tamoxifen in American English
a synthetic hormone, C32 H37NO10, used as an estrogen-blocking drug to inhibit the growth of certain types of tumors, esp. in cases of advanced breast cancer
noun: an antineoplastic drug, C26H29NO, that blocks the estrogen receptors on cancer cells, used in the treatment of breast cancer

tamoxifen in British English
noun: a drug that antagonizes the action of oestrogen and is used to treat breast cancer and some types of infertility in women

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