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finasteride

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fi·nas·ter·ide   (fə-nās'tə-rīd')   
n.  A synthetic androgen inhibitor used primarily in men for the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia and androgenetic alopecia.

[fin- (alteration of (al)ph(a-reductase) in(hibitor)) + (az)aster(oid), steroid containing azine (alteration of azo- + steroid) + (am)ide.]
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Main Entry: fi·nas·te·ride
Pronunciation: f&-'nas-t&-"rId
Function: noun
: a nitrogenous steroid derivativeC23H36N2O2 that is used especially to treat symptoms of benign prostatic hyperplasia and to increase hair growth in male-pattern baldness and that acts byinhibiting the enzymatic conversion of testosterone to dihydrotestosterone —see PROPECIA, PROSCAR
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