fluoxymesterone

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US/fluˌɑk.sɪˈmɛ.stəˌɹoʊn/

noun

A synthetic androgen C₂₀H₂₉FO₃ that is administered orally and is used especially in the treatment of testosterone deficiency in males and in the palliative treatment of breast cancer in females.

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Meanings

nounfluoxymesterone (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineA synthetic androgen C₂₀H₂₉FO₃ that is administered orally and is used especially in the treatment of testosterone deficiency in males and in the palliative treatment of breast cancer in females.

Origin

From flu(or)- + (hydr)oxy- + me(thyltesto)sterone.

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APA

fluoxymesterone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fluoxymesterone

MLA

“fluoxymesterone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fluoxymesterone. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fluoxymesterone,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fluoxymesterone.

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