Medical term:

estramustine



estramustine

 [es″trah-mus´tēn]
an antineoplastic agent containing estradiol joined to mechlorethamine; administered orally for palliative treatment of metastatic or progressive carcinoma of the prostate; used as estramustine phosphate sodium.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.

estramustine

(ĕs′trə-mŭs′tēn′)
n.
A drug, C23H31Cl2NO3, that combines the actions of estrogen and nitrogen mustard in the treatment of prostate cancer.
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estramustine

Oncology A combination of estradiol and nitrogen mustard used in the palliative therapy of prostate CA. See Prostate CA.
McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

estramustine

An alkylating anti-cancer drug. A brand name is Estracyt.
Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005


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