Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A synthetic androgen inhibitor used primarily in men for the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia and androgenetic alopecia.

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  • noun medicine An antiandrogen pharmaceutical used in the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia and androgenic alopecia

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[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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Examples

  • The study reached a similar conclusion that a government-funded study reached eight years ago about a similar drug called finasteride, which is made by Merck

    The Orange County Register - News Headlines : Top Stories 2010

  • There's been some controversy about finasteride, which is normally used to treat an enlarged prostate, but some of the experts quoted gave a clear message.

    Finasteride revisited: Does it lower prostate cancer risk? 2009

  • There's been some controversy about finasteride, which is normally used to treat an enlarged prostate, but some of the experts quoted gave a clear message.

    Finasteride revisited: Does it lower prostate cancer risk? 2009

  • Dr. Vera Price state in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, "Long-term finasteride treatment led to sustained improvement in hair weight compared with placebo.

    Best Syndication - 2008

  • That's the choice some men face when considering taking a pill called finasteride Propecia to stop their hair from thinning, according to researchers at Boston University School of Medicine.

    Boston.com Top Stories 2011

  • He was sent home from the Turin Games four years ago in disgrace, kicked out just hours before the cauldron was lit for testing positive for a drug called finasteride, considered a masking agent for performance-enhancing substances.

    Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 Tom Withers 2010

  • He was sent home from the Turin Games four years ago in disgrace, kicked out just hours before the cauldron was lit for testing positive for a drug called finasteride, considered a masking agent for performance-enhancing substances.

    daytondailynews.com - News TOM WITHERS 2010

  • He was sent home from the Turin Games four years ago in disgrace, kicked out just hours before the cauldron was lit for testing positive for a drug called finasteride, considered a masking agent for performance-enhancing substances.

    Newsvine - Get Smarter Here Tom Withers 2010

  • But the hair product contained a substance called finasteride that was on the Olympic banned list; a substance that was not a drug, but a masking agent sometimes used to cover up drug use.

    FanHouse Main Wina Sturgeon 2010

  • But the hair product contained a substance called finasteride that was on the Olympic banned list; a substance that was not a drug, but a masking agent sometimes used to cover up drug use.

    FanHouse Main Wina Sturgeon 2010

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