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(pharmacology) A substance that blocks the production or utilization of estrogens, or inhibits their effects..
Dr. Esteva described a breast cancer patient first treated with a mastectomy and the antiestrogen tamoxifen in 1995.
Use antiestrogen when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Antiestrogen means (pharmacology) A substance that blocks the production or utilization of estrogens, or inhibits their effects..
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Dr. Esteva described a breast cancer patient first treated with a mastectomy and the antiestrogen tamoxifen in 1995.
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