- nonsteroidal aromatase inhibitor
- A drug that decreases the production of sex hormones (estrogen or testosterone) and slows the growth of tumors that need sex hormones to grow.
English dictionary of cancer terms . 2015.
nonsteroidal aromatase inhibitor
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