n :  a semisynthetic anabolic steroid C₁₈H₂₆O₂ derived from testosterone and used in the form of its esters to control metastatic breast cancer and to treat certain anemias and postmenopausal osteoporosis - called also 19-nortestosterone  .
 
 
 
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