diethylstilbesterolEnglish

DES, diethylstilbesterol, stilbesterol

Noun

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

English: diethylstilbesterol, DES, stilbesterol

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