fluoxymesterone

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

fluoxymesterone (uncountable)

  1. (pharmacology) 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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