enzalutamide

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noun

A synthetic, non-steroidal pure antiandrogen developed for the treatment of metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer.

OriginEnglish flutamide ← Ancient Greek ῐ̓́σος (ĭ́sos) ← Latin fluor →
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Meanings

nounenzalutamide (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineA synthetic, non-steroidal pure antiandrogen developed for the treatment of metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer.

    Abiraterone and enzalutamide are newly approved drugs for CRPC patients; although, patients will still eventually relapse and the overall survival is prolonged only ~4–5 months after treatment with the AR signaling becoming active in most of these relapsed tumors.

    2015 July 16, “Poly (A) Binding Protein Cytoplasmic 1 Is a Novel Co-Regulator of the Androgen Receptor”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

  1. Arabicلُبَان (lubān)
  2. Proto-Indo-European*yew-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*yéwos
  4. Proto-Indo-Iranian*yáwas
  5. Sanskritयव (yava)bor.?
  6. Proto-Austronesian*zawa
  7. Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*zawader.?
  8. Old Javanesejawa
  9. Old JavaneseJawi
  10. Javaneseꦗꦮꦶ (jawi)
  11. Arabicجَاوَة (jāwa)
  12. Arabicـِيّ (-iyy)
  13. Arabicجَاوِيّ (jāwiyy)
  14. Arabicلُبَان جَاوِيّ (lubān jāwiyy)
  15. Catalanbenjuí
  16. Middle Frenchbenjoin
  17. Englishbenzoin
  18. Englishbenzo-
  19. Englishbenz-
  20. Egyptianjmn
  21. Ancient GreekᾸ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)
  22. LatinAmmōn
  23. Latinammoniacus
  24. Englishammonia
  25. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  26. Englishamide
  27. Englishbenzamide
  28. Proto-Indo-European*bʰel-
  29. Proto-Indo-European*bʰlewH-
  30. Proto-Indo-European*bʰluH-yé-ti?
  31. Latinfluō
  32. Latinfluor
  33. Englishfluoro-
  34. Ancient Greekῐ̓́σος (ĭ́sos)
  35. Englishiso-
  36. Englishbutyric
  37. Englishamide
  38. Englishbutyramide
  39. Englishisobutyramide
  40. Englishflutamide
  41. Englishenzalutamide

From (b)enza(mide) + -lutamide (“nonsteroid antiandrogen”).

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

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