English
Detailed Synonyms for stilbesterol in English
stilbesterol:
stilbesterol [the ~] nomen
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the stilbesterol
– synthetic nonsteroid with the properties of estrogen; formerly used to treat menstrual problems but was found to be associated with vaginal cancers in the daughters of women so treated during pregnancy 1the DES; the diethylstilbesterol; the stilbesterol– synthetic nonsteroid with the properties of estrogen; formerly used to treat menstrual problems but was found to be associated with vaginal cancers in the daughters of women so treated during pregnancy 1