danazol

[ dey-nuh-zawl, -zol ]

noun

, Pharmacology.

1. a synthetic androgenic steroid, C 22 H 27 NO 2 , used in the treatment of endometriosis that is responsive to hormonal management.

Word History and Origins

Origin of danazol¹

Contraction of the chemical name

Example Sentences

Her gynecologist presented two options: She could go on Danazol, a hormone-blocking drug that would halt the growth of the disease but would also send her body into a menopause-like state; or she could get pregnant, a common recommendation in the 1980s, and not uncommon today.

From New York Times

Taking birth- control pills may also help, but more effective is a drug called danazol, a synthetic male hormone that stops ovulation and causes endometrial tissue to shrivel.

From Time Magazine Archive