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anastrozole

US/əˈnæ.stɹəˌzoʊl/

anastrozole noun: a nonsteroidal aromatase inhibitor C₁₇H₁₉N₅ (trademark Arimidex) used to treat breast cancer after surgery and for metastases in postmenopausal women.

anastrozole: a nonsteroidal aromatase inhibitor C₁₇H₁₉N₅ (trademark Arimidex) used to treat breast cancer after...
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Noun

anastrozole (uncountable)

  1. A nonsteroidal aromatase inhibitor C₁₇H₁₉N₅ (trademark Arimidex) used to treat breast cancer after surgery and for metastases in postmenopausal women.

Origin of anastrozole

From [Term?] + -rozole (“imidazole-triazole derivative”).

Questions about anastrozole

What does anastrozole mean?
Anastrozole means a nonsteroidal aromatase inhibitor C₁₇H₁₉N₅ (trademark Arimidex) used to treat breast cancer after surgery and for metastases in postmenopausal women.
What part of speech is anastrozole?
Anastrozole is a noun.
How do you pronounce anastrozole?
Anastrozole is pronounced /əˈnæ.stɹəˌzoʊl/ (US).

Words near anastrozole in the dictionary

  1. anastrazole
  2. anastrephin
  3. anastrophe
  4. anastrophes
  5. anastrophic
  6. anastrozole
  7. anastylosis
  8. anastylotic
  9. Anasuya
  10. anasynthesis
  11. anasyrma

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