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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

  1. (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

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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)