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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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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