finasteride

finasteride
fi·nas·te·ride

English syllables. 2014.

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  • finasteride — noun Etymology: fina (of unknown origin) + testosterone + amide Date: 1989 a nitrogenous steroid derivative C23H36N2O2 that is used especially to treat symptoms of benign prostatic hyperplasia and to increase hair growth in male pattern baldness …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • finasteride — Drug that inhibits 5 alpha reductase, the enzyme that converts testosterone to dihydrotestosterone in the prostate. Used to treat benign prostatic hyperplasia and prostatic carcinoma …   Dictionary of molecular biology

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  • finasteride — A competitive inhibitor of steroid 5α reductase, an intracellular enzyme that converts testosterone into 5α dihydrotestosterone, a potent androgen; used in the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia; also used to …   Medical dictionary

  • finasteride — pl.f. finasteridi …   Dizionario dei sinonimi e contrari

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