leuprorelin (English, noun)
expansion: leuprorelin (uncountable)
Senses:
topics: medicine
pharmacology
sciences
glosses: A synthetic analog of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (trademark Eligard, Lupron) that downregulates the secretion of gonadotropins, and is administered by injection in the form of its acetate C₅₉H₈₄N₁₆O₁₂·C₂H₄O₂ to treat cancer of the prostate gland, endometriosis, uterine fibroids, and precocious puberty.
tags: uncountable
Forms:
form: leuprolide
tags: alternative
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