Usually means: Inhibits steroid synthesis, treats cancer.
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  1. aminoglutethimide: Wiktionary
  2. aminoglutethimide: Infoplease Dictionary
  3. aminoglutethimide: Dictionary.com
  4. Aminoglutethimide: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

Medicine (9 matching dictionaries)
  1. aminoglutethimide: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary (No longer online)
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  4. Breast Cancer Talking Dictionary (No longer online)
  5. online medical dictionary (No longer online)
  6. aminoglutethimide: Prostate Cancer Interactive Glossary
  7. aminoglutethimide: Dictionary of Cancer Terms
  8. aminoglutethimide: Medical dictionary
  9. Hyperdictionary (No longer online)

Definitions from Wiktionary (aminoglutethimide)

noun:  (pharmacology) A drug C₁₃H₁₆N₂O₂ that inhibits the production of steroids by the adrenal cortex by blocking the conversion of cholesterol to pregnenolone and is used chiefly in the treatment of Cushing's disease. It is a derivative of glutethimide and has also been used as an aromatase inhibitor to treat cancers of the breast and prostate.

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