"dutasteride" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /duˈtæ.stəˌɹaɪd/ [General-American]
Etymology: Etymology tree English duta English -steride English dutasteride From duta (“likely a coined element chosen by GlaxoSmithKline”) + -steride (“a testosterone reductase inhibitor”). Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|duta<t:likely a coined element chosen by GlaxoSmithKline>|-steride<t:a testosterone reductase inhibitor>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English duta English -steride English dutasteride From duta (“likely a coined element chosen by GlaxoSmithKline”) + -steride (“a testosterone reductase inhibitor”). Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} dutasteride (uncountable)
  1. (pharmacology) A synthetic drug C₂₇H₃₀F₆N₂O₂ that inhibits 5-alpha-reductase to convert testosterone into dihydrotestosterone and is used to treat benign prostatic hyperplasia. Tags: uncountable Synonyms: duta Coordinate_terms: finasteride Translations (Translations): dutastéride (French), дутастери́д (dutasteríd) [masculine] (Russian)

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