Medical term:
stilbestrol
di·eth·yl·stil·bes·trol (DES),
(dī-eth'il-stil-bes'trol), Avoid the misspelling/mispronunciation diethylstilbesterol.A synthetic nonsteroidal estrogenic compound. Sometimes used as a postcoital antipregnancy agent to prevent implantation of the fertilized ovum. The first demonstrated transplacental carcinogen responsible for a delayed clear cell vaginal carcinoma in female offspring of mothers who took the drug during pregnancy when the drug was erroneously thought to prevent threatened abortion.
Synonym(s): stilbestrol
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stilbestrol
(stĭl-bĕs′trôl′, -trōl′)n.
DES.
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