finasteride

(fə-năsˈtə-rīdˌ)

noun
A synthetic androgen inhibitor used primarily in men for the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia and androgenetic alopecia.

Origin:

Origin: fin- (alteration of (al)ph(a-reductase) in(hibitor))

Origin: + (az)aster(oid), steroid containing azine (alteration of azo- + steroid)

Origin: + (am)ide

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