dutasteride

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Etymology

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

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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.

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