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ta·mox·i·fen

 (tə-mŏk′sə-fĕn)
n.
A drug that is a selective estrogen receptor modulator, C26H29NOS, used in the form of its citrate primarily to treat breast cancer in women whose tumors are estrogen-dependent and to prevent breast cancer in high-risk women.
[t(rans)- + am(ino)- + alteration of oxy- + alteration of phen(ol).]
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tamoxifen

(təˈmɒksɪfɛn)
n
(Pathology) a drug that antagonizes the action of oestrogen and is used to treat breast cancer and some types of infertility in women
[C20: altered from t(rans-) + am(ine) + oxy-2 + phen(ol)]
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ta•mox•i•fen

(təˈmɒk sə fən, -ˌfɛn)

n.
a drug, C26H29NO, that blocks the estrogen receptors on cancer cells, used to treat breast cancer and to prevent recurrence or occurrence of breast cancer in high-risk people.
[1970–75; perhaps t (rans)- + am (ino)- + oxy-2 + phen (yl), with resp. of y and ph]
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Noun1.tamoxifen - an antagonist for estrogen that is used in the treatment of breast cancer
estrogen antagonist
antagonist - a drug that neutralizes or counteracts the effects of another drug
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tamoxifen

n tamoxifeno
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