antiandrogen

antiandrogen
Any substance capable of preventing full expression of the biologic effects of androgenic hormones on responsive tissues, either by producing antagonistic effects on the target tissue, as estrogens do, or by merely inhibiting androgenic effects, such as by competing for binding sites at the cell surface.

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an·ti·an·dro·gen -'an-drə-jən n a substance that tends to inhibit the production, activity, or effects of a male sex hormone
an·ti·an·dro·gen·ic -.an-drə-'jen-ik adj

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an·ti·an·dro·gen (an″te-anґdrə-jən) any substance capable of inhibiting the biological effects of androgens.

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