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Noun: diethylstilbesterol
  1. Synthetic nonsteroid with the properties of oestrogen; formerly used to treat menstrual problems but was found to be associated with vaginal cancers in the daughters of women so treated during pregnancy
    - DES, stilbesterol

Type of: nonsteroid, nonsteroidal

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