aminoglutethimide

US/əˌmi.noʊ.ɡluˈtɛθ.ɪˌmaɪd/

noun

A drug C₁₃H₁₆N₂O₂ that inhibits the production of steroids by the adrenal cortex by blocking the conversion of cholesterol to pregnenolone and is used chiefly in the treatment of Cushing's disease. It is a derivative of glutethimide and has also been used as an aromatase inhibitor to treat cancers of the breast and prostate.

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Meanings

nounaminoglutethimide (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineA drug C₁₃H₁₆N₂O₂ that inhibits the production of steroids by the adrenal cortex by blocking the conversion of cholesterol to pregnenolone and is used chiefly in the treatment of Cushing's disease. It is a derivative of glutethimide and has also been used as an aromatase inhibitor to treat cancers of the breast and prostate.

Origin

From amino- + glutethimide.

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Translations

Portuguese aminoglutetimida
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APA

aminoglutethimide. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aminoglutethimide

MLA

“aminoglutethimide.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aminoglutethimide. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “aminoglutethimide,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aminoglutethimide.

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