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Diethylstilbestrol

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-007935

A synthetic nonsteroidal estrogen used in the treatment of menopausal and postmenopausal disorders. It was also used formerly as a growth promoter in animals. According to the Fourth Annual Report on Carcinogens (NTP 85-002, 1985), diethylstilbestrol has been listed as a known carcinogen. (Merck, 11th ed)

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-007935
FieldEnvironment
AbbreviationDES
ReferencesNLM Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-007935",
  "term": "Diethylstilbestrol",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "A synthetic nonsteroidal estrogen used in the treatment of menopausal and postmenopausal disorders. It was also used formerly as a growth promoter in animals. According to the Fourth Annual Report on Carcinogens (NTP 85-002, 1985), diethylstilbestrol has been listed as a known carcinogen. (Merck, 11th ed)",
  "abbreviation": "DES",
  "references": [
    "NLM Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/diethylstilbestrol/"
}

Record 7,935 of 30,736 in Environment terminology (MLC-0121). Request the full dataset.