aminoglutethimide

Definition of aminoglutethimide

aminoglutethimide

(uh-MEE-noh-gloo-TETH-ih-mide)
An anticancer drug that belongs to the family of drugs called nonsteroidal aromatase inhibitors. Aminoglutethimide is used to decrease the production of sex hormones (estrogen in women or testosterone in men) and suppress the growth of tumors that need sex hormones to grow.

Source: NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms