ESTROGEN ANTAGONIST

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does estrogen antagonist mean? 

• ESTROGEN ANTAGONIST (noun)
  The noun ESTROGEN ANTAGONIST has 1 sense:

1. an antagonist for estrogen that is used in the treatment of breast cancer

  Familiarity information: ESTROGEN ANTAGONIST used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ESTROGEN ANTAGONIST (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An antagonist for estrogen that is used in the treatment of breast cancer

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

estrogen antagonist; tamoxifen

Hypernyms ("estrogen antagonist" is a kind of...):

antagonist (a drug that neutralizes or counteracts the effects of another drug)

 Context examples 

The hydrochloride salt of the partial estrogen antagonist nafoxidine.

(Nafoxidine Hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)

A triphenylethylene nonsteroidal agent that acts as a partial estrogen antagonist.

(Nafoxidine, NCI Thesaurus)

Acolbifene acts as an estrogen antagonist in uterine and breast tissue, thereby blocking the effects of estrogen in these tissues.

(Acolbifene hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)