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Definition of Diethylstilbesterol
1. 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.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Diethylstilbesterol
Literary usage of Diethylstilbesterol
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Genes, Behavior, and the Social Environment: Moving Beyond the Nature by Lyla M. Hernandez, Dan German Blazer (2006)
"Nickel, cadmium, and xenobiotics (such as diethylstilbesterol or DES) all have
been shown to affect gene methylation (Sutherland and Costa, 2003; ..."
2. Transsexuals: Life from Both Sides by Lynn Hubschman (1999)
"I persuaded a chemical supply house to sell me 20 grams of chemical grade
diethylstilbesterol (DES). At last I had a tool to feminize my body, ..."
3. Health Effects of Exposure to Environmental Tobacco Smoke: The Report of the edited by Lauren Zeise, Amy J. Dunn (2000)
"... the effects of early exposure to maternal smoking on fertility in adult males
using data from clinical trials of diethylstilbesterol treatment (DES). ..."
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