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tamoxifen

/təˈmɒk.sɪ.fɛn/ UK
/təˈmɑk.sɪf.ən/ US

noun tamoxifens

countable, uncountable A nonsteroidal estrogen antagonist used in the treatment of postmenopausal breast cancer and infertility in women. Treatment with tamoxifen after surgery reduced cancer relapse rates by nearly 50 percent.

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Español	tamoxifeno
中文	他莫昔芬 tāmòxīfēn
Русский	тамоксифен tamoksifen

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@misc{tamoxifen_2026,
  title = {tamoxifen},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tamoxifen},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}