Medical Term

anti-androgen

n any one of a group of drugs that block the cellular uptake of testosterone by the prostate gland and are therefore used in the treatment of prostate cancer, which is an androgen-dependent tumour, and various sexual disorders in men. Anti-androgens include bicalutamide , cyproterone , finasteride , and flutamide .

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