Look up: diethylstilbestrol


  1. diethylstilbestrol
    (DES) Type: Term Pronunciation: dī-eth′il-stil-bes′trol Definitions: 1. A synthetic nonsteroidal estrogenic compound. Sometimes used as a postcoital antipregnancy agent to prevent implantation of the fertilized ovum. The first demonstrated transplacental carcinogen responsibl...
    Found op http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=24735

  2. diethylstilbestrol
    [n] - a potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry
    Found op http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=diethylstilbestrol

  3. Diethylstilbestrol
    Diethylstilbestrol: The earliest synthetic (man-made) form of the hormone estrogen. Diethylstilbestrol (DES) was once widely prescribed to prevent miscarriages and premature births. Its usage was standard practice in the 1950s and 1960s. Millions of women received the drug. Girls whose mothers were ...
    Found op http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.html?articlekey=2990

  4. diethylstilbestrol
    <drug> A synthetic oestrogen (originally prescribed to prevent miscarriage) that caused malformations of the reproductive organs in some who were exposed to the drug during foetal development. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...
    Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?diethylstilbestrol

  5. diethylstilbestrol
    diethylstilboestrol noun a potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=diethylstilbestrol

  6. diethylstilbestrol
    (DES) (di-eth″әl-stil-bes´trol) a synthetic nonsteroidal estrogen used for palliative treatment of prostatic carcinoma and sometimes advanced breast carcinoma. It was formerly used to relieve vasomotor symptoms associated with menopause, and in primary ovarian failure, female hypogonad....
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  7. diethylstilbestrol
    nonsteroidal synthethic estrogen used as a drug and formerly used to promote growth of livestock. Unlike natural estrogens, DES remains active ... [3 related articles]
    Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/d/47

  8. diethylstilbestrol
    diethylstilbestrol: see DES.
    Found op http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sci/A0912537.html

  9. diethylstilbestrol
    A synthetic form of the hormone estrogen that was prescribed to pregnant women between about 1940 and 1971 because it was thought to prevent miscarriages. Diethylstilbestrol may increase the risk of uterine, ovarian, or breast cancer in women who took it. It also has been linked to an increased risk...
    Found op http://www.cancer.gov/dictionary?expand=D

  10. diethylstilbestrol
    1) Des 2) Diethylstilboestrol 3) Estrogen 4) Oestrogen 5) Stilbestrol 6) Stilboestrol
    Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/diethylstilbestrol/1

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