finasteride

Etymology

From fina (“possibly a coined pharmaceutical name developed by scientists at Merck”) +‎ -steride (“a testosterone reductase inhibitor”). First use appears c. 1989 in the publication Pharmaceutical Business News.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fɪnˈæs.təɹ.aɪd/
Audio (US): (file)

Noun

finasteride (uncountable)

(pharmacology) A medication used to treat male pattern baldness and benign prostatic hyperplasia in males.
Synonym: fina (clipping)

Coordinate term: dutasteride

Related terms

post-finasteride syndrome

Translations

drug

Finnish: finasteridi
French: finastéride (fr)
Russian: финастери́д m (finasteríd)

References

“finasteride”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
“finasteride”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

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