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tamoxifen
tamoxifen definition
ta·moxi·fen (tə mäk′sə fen′)
noun
a synthetic hormone, CHNO, used as an estrogen-blocking drug to inhibit the growth of certain types of tumors, esp. in cases of advanced breast cancer: in full tamoxifen citrate
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