fluoxymesterone

noun

fluoxymesterone

noun

US /fluˌɑk.sɪˈmɛ.stəˌɹoʊn/

Etymology From flu(or)- + (hydr)oxy- + me(thyltesto)sterone.

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Medicine, Pharmacology, Sciences A synthetic androgen C₂₀H₂₉FO₃ that is administered orally and is used especially in the treatment of testosterone deficiency in males and in the palliative treatment of breast cancer in females.

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