diethylstilbestrol

diethylstilbestrol
DES. A synthetic form of the hormone estrogen that was prescribed to pregnant women between about 1940 and 1971 because it was thought to prevent miscarriages. DES may increase the risk of uterine, ovarian, or breast cancer in women who took it. DES also has been linked to an increased risk of clear cell carcinoma of the vagina or cervix in daughters exposed to DES before birth. Also called DES.

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  • Diethylstilbestrol — Systematic (IUPAC) name 4,4 (3E) hex 3 ene 3,4 diyldiphenol Clinical data AHFS/Drugs.com …   Wikipedia

  • diethylstilbestrol — diethylstilbestrol. См. диэтилстилбестрол. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

  • diéthylstilbestrol — ● diéthylstilbestrol nom masculin Médicament œstrogène puissant, prescrit de 1946 à 1977 à des femmes enceintes pour prévenir les avortements spontanés et traiter les hémorragies pendant la grossesse …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • diethylstilbestrol — [dī eth′əlstil bes′trôl΄, dī eth′əl stil bes′trōl΄] n. [diethyl (< DI 1 + ETHYL) + STILBESTROL] a synthetic estrogen, C18H20O2, used as a substitute for natural estrogens: a probable carcinogen now banned by the FDA as a food supplement for… …   English World dictionary

  • Diéthylstilbestrol — Pour les articles homonymes, voir DES. Diéthylstilbestrol Général …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Diethylstilbestrol — Strukturformel Allgemeines Freiname Diethylstilbestrol Ande …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Diethylstilbestrol — The earliest synthetic (man made) form of the hormone estrogen. Diethylstilbesterol (DES) was once widely prescribed to prevent miscarriages and premature births. Its usage was standard practice in the 1950s and 1960s. Millions of women received… …   Medical dictionary

  • diethylstilbestrol diphosphate — [USP] an ester of diethylstilbestrol, having the same actions and uses as the base; administered orally or intravenously …   Medical dictionary

  • diethylstilbestrol — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date: 1938 a colorless crystalline synthetic compound C18H20O2 used as a potent estrogen but contraindicated in pregnancy for its tendency to cause cancer or birth defects in offspring called… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • diethylstilbestrol — /duy eth euhl stil bes trawl, trol/, n. Pharm. a nonsteroidal synthetic estrogen, C18H20O2, used in medicine chiefly in the treatment of menopausal symptoms and in animal feeds for chemical caponization: formerly used during pregnancy for the… …   Universalium

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