Finasteride Definition

fə-năstə-rīd
noun
A white, crystalline drug, C23H36N2O2, that reduces the amount of testosterone produced by the body, used to treat BPH and male-pattern baldness.
Webster's New World
A synthetic androgen inhibitor used primarily in men for the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia and androgenetic alopecia.
American Heritage Medicine
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Origin of Finasteride

  • fin- (alteration of (al)ph(a-reductase) in(hibitor)) (az)aster(oid) steroid containing azine (alteration of azo–) (steroid) (am)ide

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Finasteride Sentence Examples

  • Women of childbearing age shouldn't use Finasteride because it can cause birth defects.

  • Common treatments for male pattern baldness are minoxidil and finasteride.

  • Finasteride is a prostate drug that also happens to affect hair growth.

  • In most men, finasteride will simply stop or slow hair loss.

  • Finasteride can cause serious birth defects.

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