Meanings
nounospemifene (uncountable)
- uncountablemedicineAn oral medication used to treat dyspareunia.
While raloxifene and tamoxifen have no estrogen agonist effect on the vagina, lasofoxifene and ospemifene show a positive impact on vaginal tissue in postmenopausal women.
2015 August 28, Hyun-Kyung Kim et al., “The Recent Review of the Genitourinary Syndrome of Menopause”, in Journal of Menopausal Medicine, volume 21, →DOI
Origin
From [Term?][Term?] + -mifene (“clomifene derivative”).
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APA
ospemifene. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ospemifene
MLA
“ospemifene.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ospemifene. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ospemifene,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ospemifene.
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