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eflornithine
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eflornithine /ef·lor·ni·thine/ (DMFO) (ef-lor´nĭ-thēn″) an inhibitor of the enzyme catalyzing the decarboxylation of ornithine; used topically as the hydrochloride salt to reduce unwanted facial hair in females.
eflornithine [ef-lor´nĭ-thēn″]
an inhibitor of the enzyme catalyzing the decarboxylation of ornithine; used topically as the hydrochloride salt to reduce unwanted facial hair in females. It has also been administered intravenously in treatment of African trypanosomiasis.

eflornithine
an antiprotozoal agent, used as the hydrochloride in trypanosomiasis and pneumocystiscarinii pneumonia.


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