Meanings
nounantiestrogen (plural antiestrogens)
plural antiestrogens
- medicineA substance that blocks the production or utilization of estrogens, or inhibits their effects.
Dr. Esteva described a breast cancer patient first treated with a mastectomy and the antiestrogen tamoxifen in 1995.
2008 June 17, Jane E. Brody, “Cancer as a Disease, Not a Death Sentence”, in New York Times
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂énti
- Ancient Greekᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́)
- Ancient Greekἀντι- (anti-)
- Englishanti-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁eysh₂-
- Ancient Greekοἶστρος (oîstros)
- Latinoestrus
- Englishestrus
- Englishestro-
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵenh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵénh₁os
- Proto-Hellenic*génos
- Ancient Greekγένος (génos)
- Englishestrogen
- Englishantiestrogen
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 抗雌激素
- 抗雌激素 (kàng-cíjīsù)a substance that blocks estrogens
Portuguese antiestrógeno, antiestrogénio
- antiestrógenoa substance that blocks estrogens
- antiestrogénioa substance that blocks estrogens
- antiestrogênioa substance that blocks estrogens
Cite this entry
APA
antiestrogen. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antiestrogen
MLA
“antiestrogen.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antiestrogen. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “antiestrogen,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antiestrogen.
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