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diethylstilbestrol

 (DES) [di-eth″il-stil-bes´trol]
a synthetic nonsteroidal estrogen used for palliative treatment of prostatic carcinoma and sometimes advanced breast carcinoma. It was formerly used to relieve vasomotor symptoms associated with menopause, and in primary ovarian failure, female hypogonadism, atrophic vaginitis, kraurosis vulvae, and female castration. Most significantly, however, it was formerly widely used to prevent threatened abortion and premature labor. The female children who were thus exposed to the drug as fetuses have tended to have a variety of cervical abnormalities and an increased risk of clear cell adenocarcinoma of the reproductive tract. Male offspring have sometimes had abnormal genitalia, epididymal cysts, and abnormal semen analyses. Regular examinations and follow-up are indicated for these individuals.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.

DES

Abbreviation for diethylstilbestrol.
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DES

abbr.
1. data encryption standard
2. diethylstilbestrol
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DES

Abbreviation for:
deadly seven
dental environmental stress
dermal-epidermal separation
diethylstilbestrol
diffuse endocrine system
Directed Enhanced Service 
distal esophageal sphincter (US)
drug-eluting stent
dry eye syndrome
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DES

Diethylstilbestrol Gynecology A synthetic estrogen more potent than natural estrogens; DES use during pregnancy was banned in 1972, as in utero exposure before the 18th gestational wk results in a 3-fold ↑ in congental abnormalities–without impairing fertility or sexual function—and vaginal wall adenosis in 35-70% of exposed ♀ infants; 0.14% of cases progress to vaginal adenocarcinoma; other DES changes include obliteration of vaginal fornices, microglandular hyperplasia of the cervix–cervical ectropion, transverse ridging–appearance, and a 2.5-fold ↑ in 1º infertility Treatment Aggressive surgery–eg, vaginectomy, hysterectomy and lymphadenectomy. See Cockscomb cervix.
McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

DES

Abbreviation for diethylstilbestrol.
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012

DES

See DIETHYLSTILBOESTROL.
Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005

DES

The abbreviation for diethylstilbestrol, a synthetic form of estrogen that was widely prescribed to women from 1940 to 1970 to prevent complications. It was linked to several serious birth defects and disorders of the reproductive system in daughters of women who took DES. In 1971, the FDA suggested it not be used during pregnancy and banned its use in 1979 as a growth promoter in livestock.
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Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.

DES

Abbreviation for diethylstilbestrol.
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