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primogeniture(dictionary)
primogeniture(dictionary)
primogeniture(encyclopedia)
PRIMOGENITURE(law)
primogeniture(medicine)
Oestrogen(medicine)
oestrogen(dictionary)
oestrogen(dictionary)
designer oestrogen(medicine)

oestrogen antagonist (medicine) and PRIMOGENITURE (law)


oestrogen antagonist (medicine)


oestrogen antagonist
<pharmacology> A drug or compound which inhibit or antagonise the action or biosynthesis of oestrogen.

Tamoxifen also has agonist or stimulatory actions as well as blocking effects. There are also selective oestrogen-receptor modulators (SERMs). For example, raloxifene (trade name Evista) is classified as a SERM because it prevents bone loss (like oestrogen) and lowers serum cholesterol (like oestrogen) but (unlike oestrogen) does not stimulate the endometrial lining of the uterus.


PRIMOGENITURE (law)


PRIMOGENITURE. The state of being first born the eldest. 2. Formerly primogeniture gave a title in cases of descent to the 2. Formerly primogeniture gave a title in cases of descent to the oldest son in preference to the Other children; this unjust distinction has oldest son in preference to the Other children; this unjust distinction has been generally abolished in the United States. been generally abolished in the United States.