diethylstilboestrol

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diethylstilboestrol - a potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultryDES, diethylstilbestrol, stilbestrol, stilboestrolestrogen, oestrogen - a general term for female steroid sex hormones that are secreted by the ovary and responsible for typical female sexual characteristics

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diethylstilboestrol

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diethylstilboestrol

Diethylstilbestrol, DES. A synthetic female sex hormone. This is now restricted in use to the treatment of certain cancers of the PROSTATE and the breast. If given to pregnant women it can cause cancer in the female offspring. See also STILBOESTROL.

diethylstilboestrol

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noun a potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry

Synonyms

DES
diethylstilbestrol
stilbestrol
stilboestrol

Related Words

estrogen
oestrogen

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