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dutasteride

English

Etymology

From [Term?] +? -steride (testosterone reductase inhibitor).

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /du?tæ.st???a?d/

Noun

dutasteride (uncountable)

  1. (pharmacology) A synthetic drug C27H30F6N2O2 that inhibits 5-alpha-reductase to convert testosterone into dihydrotestosterone and is used to treat benign prostatic hyperplasia.

References

  • “dutasteride”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).

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finasteride

English

Etymology

From [Term?] +? -steride (testosterone reductase inhibitor).

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /f??næ.st?.?a?d/

Noun

finasteride (uncountable)

  1. (pharmacology) A nitrogenous steroid derivative C23H36N2O2 that inhibits the conversion of testosterone to the more potent dihydrotesterone in the human prostate gland and hair follicles, used in the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia and male-pattern baldness.

References

  • “finasteride”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
  • “finasteride”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).

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