noun
PharmacologyA drug that inhibits the conversion of testosterone to the more potent dihydrotesterone in the human prostate gland and hair follicles, used in the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia and male-pattern baldness.
Chemical name: N-tert-butyl-3-oxo-4-aza-5α-androst-1-ene-17β-carbamate.
Origin
1980s. From a first element of unknown origin + ster- + -ide.
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