- finasteride
- A drug used to reduce the amount of male hormone (testosterone) produced by the body.
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Finastéride — Général DCI Finasteride Nom IUPAC N (1,1 diméthyléthyl) 3 oxo 4 aza 5 alpha a … Wikipédia en Français
finasteride — fármaco empleado para tratar la hipertrofia prostática y para revertir el aumento de tamaño progresivo de la glándula. También se emplea para el tratamiento de la alopecia Diccionario ilustrado de Términos Médicos.. Alvaro Galiano. 2010 … Diccionario médico
Finasteride — Finasteride … Wikipedia
finasteride — n. a drug that causes shrinkage of the prostate gland. It is administered by mouth both to relieve the symptoms of urinary retention caused by an enlarged gland obstructing the outflow of urine from the bladder and to reduce the risk of urinary… … The new mediacal dictionary
finasteride — noun Etymology: fina (of unknown origin) + testosterone + amide Date: 1989 a nitrogenous steroid derivative C23H36N2O2 that is used especially to treat symptoms of benign prostatic hyperplasia and to increase hair growth in male pattern baldness … New Collegiate Dictionary
finasteride — Drug that inhibits 5 alpha reductase, the enzyme that converts testosterone to dihydrotestosterone in the prostate. Used to treat benign prostatic hyperplasia and prostatic carcinoma … Dictionary of molecular biology
finasteride — fi·nas·ter·ide (fə năsʹtə rīd ) n. A synthetic androgen inhibitor used primarily in men for the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia and androgenetic alopecia. [fin (alteration of (al)ph(a reductase) in(hibitor)) + (az)aster(oid), steroid… … Universalium
finasteride — noun An antiandrogen pharmaceutical used in the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia and androgenic alopecia … Wiktionary
finasteride — A competitive inhibitor of steroid 5α reductase, an intracellular enzyme that converts testosterone into 5α dihydrotestosterone, a potent androgen; used in the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia; also used to … Medical dictionary
finasteride — pl.f. finasteridi … Dizionario dei sinonimi e contrari
finasteride — fi·nas·te·ride … English syllables
