dutasteride

English

Etymology

From duta (“likely a coined element chosen by GlaxoSmithKline”) +‎ -steride (“a testosterone reductase inhibitor”).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /duˈtæ.stəˌɹaɪd/

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.

   Synonym: duta (clipping)

   Coordinate term: finasteride

Translations

Translations

French: dutastéride Russian: дутастери́д m (dutasteríd)

References

• “dutasteride”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

Further reading

• dutasteride on Wikipedia.Wikipedia