tamoxifen en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /təˈmɑk.sɪf.ən/ (General-American)
- /təˈmɒk.sɪ.fɛn/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *terh₂-der. Proto-Indo-European *térh₂t Proto-Indo-European *-ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂n̥ts Proto-Italic *trāns Proto-Italic *trāns- Latin trans-bor. English t(rans)- Egyptian jmnbor. Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)bor. Latin Ammōn Latin ammoniacusder. English ammonia Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ine English am(ine) Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-der.? Ancient Greek ὀξῠ́ς (oxŭ́s)bor. English oxy- Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *bʰh₂nyéti Proto-Hellenic *pʰáňňō Ancient Greek φαίνω (phaínō)der. French phéno- Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. French -yle French phénylebor. English phen(yl) English tamoxifen From t(rans)- + am(ine) + oxy- + phen(yl).
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) A nonsteroidal estrogen antagonist used in the treatment of postmenopausal breast cancer and infertility in women.
Treatment with tamoxifen after surgery reduced cancer relapse rates by nearly 50 percent.
2010, Siddhartha Mukherjee, The Emperor of All Maladies, Fourth Estate (2011), page 4:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| tamoxifens | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
desmethyltamoxifen · -oxifene · hydroxytamoxifen · -ifene
Translations (6)
kk тамоксифен (Translations) · cmn 他莫昔芬 (Translations) · es tamoxifeno (Translations) · ca tamoxifè (Translations) · fi tamoksifeeni (Translations) · ru тамоксифен (Translations)