"abiraterone" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /æb.ɪˈɹæt.əˌɹoʊn/ [General-American], /æb.ɪˈɹæt.ə.ɹəʊn/ [Received-Pronunciation]
Etymology: From [Term?] + -terone (“antiandrogen”). Etymology templates: {{af|en||-terone|t2=antiandrogen}} [Term?] + -terone (“antiandrogen”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} abiraterone (uncountable)
  1. (pharmacology) A pyridine-substituted sterol used as a drug against prostate cancer. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Pharmaceutical drugs
    Sense id: en-abiraterone-en-noun-9muaPaQ0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -terone Topics: medicine, pharmacology, sciences

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