anastrozole

English

Chemical structure of anastrozole

Etymology

From [Term?] +‎ -rozole (“imidazole-triazole derivative”).

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Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /əˈnæ.stɹəˌzoʊl/

Noun

anastrozole (uncountable)

1. (pharmacology) A nonsteroidal aromatase inhibitor C₁₇H₁₉N₅ (trademark Arimidex) used to treat breast cancer after surgery and for metastases in postmenopausal women.

Translations

Translations

• Finnish: anastrotsoli
• Portuguese: anastrozol m

References

• “anastrozole”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.