stilbestrol

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Clipping of diethylstilbestrol.

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stilbestrol (countable and uncountable, plural stilbestrols)

  1. (pharmacology) Synonym of diethylstilbestrol.
    • 1951 July, Richard D. Reekie, “Critical Analysis of Recent Advances in Gynecology”, in Northwest Medicine, volume 50, number 7, Portland, Ore.: Northwest Medical Publishing Association, page 508:
      Treatment of abortion has been improved a great deal in the past fifteen years, particularly with the recent knowledge that stilbestrol is a progestin stimulant and also a “vascular” hormone, increasing the caliber of the vessels of the uterus and improving the circulation.