English Explanatory Dictionary

aminoglutethimide

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A drug C₁₃H₁₆N₂O₂ that inhibits the production of steroids by the adrenal cortex by blocking the conversion of cholesterol to pregnenolone and is used chiefly in the treatment of Cushing's disease. It is a derivative of glutethimide and has also been used as an aromatase inhibitor to treat cancers of the breast and prostate.

Pronunciation

/əˌmi.noʊ.ɡluˈtɛθ.ɪˌmaɪd/

Word forms

aminoglutethimide

Etymology

From amino- + glutethimide.

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