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antiestrogen
A substance that stops cells from making or using oestrogen. They can stop the growth of some cancer cells and are used to prevent and treat breast cancer or other types of cancer.
Grammatical category Noun
Field Anatomy, physiology and embryology
Level of specialization High
Definition source Instituto Nacional del Cáncer
Gender relationship Yes, woman
Variants
Acronym
AE
Informal
Abbreviation
anti-e
Informal
Synonym
anti-oestrogen
Formal
estrogen antagonist
Formal
estrogen blocker
Formal
Hypernym
hormone antagonist
Formal
Equivalents

Spanish

antiestrógeno

Valenciano

antiestrogen
Associated concepts
Type of
substance
hormone
Examples
Tamoxifen, a drug introduced more than 40 years ago for hormone-dependent breast cancer treatment, has been considered an antiestrogen for decades due to its ER blocking action in neoplastic breast cells.
This is achieved either by increasing endogenous FSH by oral antiestrogens, i.e., clomiphene citrate (CC) or aromatase inhibitors, or by exogenous FSH injections.
Collocations
WITH ADJECTIVES
oral || steroidal | nonsteroidal antiestrogens
WITH NOUNS
 antiestrogen therapy || agents
WITH VERBS
 antiestrogen blocks || is used to