Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A synthetic androgen inhibitor used primarily in men for the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia and androgenetic alopecia.
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- noun medicine An
antiandrogen pharmaceutical used in the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia and androgenic alopecia
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The study reached a similar conclusion that a government-funded study reached eight years ago about a similar drug called finasteride, which is made by Merck
The Orange County Register - News Headlines : Top Stories 2010
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There's been some controversy about finasteride, which is normally used to treat an enlarged prostate, but some of the experts quoted gave a clear message.
Finasteride revisited: Does it lower prostate cancer risk? 2009
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There's been some controversy about finasteride, which is normally used to treat an enlarged prostate, but some of the experts quoted gave a clear message.
Finasteride revisited: Does it lower prostate cancer risk? 2009
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Dr. Vera Price state in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, "Long-term finasteride treatment led to sustained improvement in hair weight compared with placebo.
Best Syndication - 2008
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That's the choice some men face when considering taking a pill called finasteride Propecia to stop their hair from thinning, according to researchers at Boston University School of Medicine.
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He was sent home from the Turin Games four years ago in disgrace, kicked out just hours before the cauldron was lit for testing positive for a drug called finasteride, considered a masking agent for performance-enhancing substances.
Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 Tom Withers 2010
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He was sent home from the Turin Games four years ago in disgrace, kicked out just hours before the cauldron was lit for testing positive for a drug called finasteride, considered a masking agent for performance-enhancing substances.
daytondailynews.com - News TOM WITHERS 2010
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He was sent home from the Turin Games four years ago in disgrace, kicked out just hours before the cauldron was lit for testing positive for a drug called finasteride, considered a masking agent for performance-enhancing substances.
Newsvine - Get Smarter Here Tom Withers 2010
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But the hair product contained a substance called finasteride that was on the Olympic banned list; a substance that was not a drug, but a masking agent sometimes used to cover up drug use.
FanHouse Main Wina Sturgeon 2010
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But the hair product contained a substance called finasteride that was on the Olympic banned list; a substance that was not a drug, but a masking agent sometimes used to cover up drug use.
FanHouse Main Wina Sturgeon 2010
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