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noun Pharmacology.
a nonsteroidal synthetic estrogen, C18H20O2, used in medicine chiefly in the treatment of menopausal symptoms and in animal feeds for chemical caponization: formerly used during pregnancy for the prevention of miscarriage but discontinued owing to its association with an increased risk of vaginal and cervical cancers in women having had fetal exposure. Abbreviation: DES
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diethylstilbestrol di·eth·yl·stil·bes·trol (dī-ěth'əl-stĭl-bēs'trôl, -trōl)
n.
DES.
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diethylstilbestrol  (dī-ěth'əl-stĭl-běs'trôl', -trōl') Pronunciation Key
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diethylstilbestrol
nonsteroidal synthethic estrogen used as a drug and formerly used to promote growth of livestock. Unlike natural estrogens, DES remains active following oral administration. It is also administered as vaginal suppositories and by injection. DES breaks down more slowly in the body than do the natural estrogens.
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