nonsteroidal aromatase inhibitor
(NON-steh-ROY-dul uh-ROH-muh-tays in-HIH-bih-ter)
A drug that decreases the production of sex hormones (estrogen or testosterone) and slows the growth of tumors that need sex hormones to grow.
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