clomiphene citrate
- noun
- /ˈkloʊməˌfiːn ˈsɪtreɪt/
- Specialized
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citrato de clomifeno
- The risk of twins is approximately 8-10% for clomiphene citrate and slightly lower for letrozole.
Examples
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To combat infertility, many women are turning to clomiphene citrate as their first course of action.
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Women undergoing ART take "fertility drugs" such as clomiphene citrate and gonadotropins to stimulate the production of many eggs rather than the single egg that would normally grow during their monthly menstrual cycle.
Academic text (2012) -
The risk of twins is approximately 8-10% for clomiphene citrate and slightly lower for letrozole.
Blog text (23) -
Clomiphene citrate and letrozole work on the woman's brain to make her body ovulate.
Blog text (23) -
Clomid Side Effects and Success Rate: Clomid (clomiphene citrate) is a medication used to help regulate ovulation in women who have had difficulty conceiving naturally.
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Clomiphene citrate and letrozole work on the woman's brain to make her body ovulate.
Synonyms
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A medicine a woman takes to help her get pregnant
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A fertility medicine that helps a woman release an egg so she can become pregnant
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A medicine that helps a woman release an egg so she can get pregnant
Surface Forms
Morphology
The term is compositional: it pairs the drug name 'clomiphene' (an ovulation-stimulating medication) with 'citrate' (a salt/ester of citric acid), indicating the citrate salt or formulation of the drug. This follows standard chemical/pharmaceutical naming patterns, so a learner who knows both constituents can derive the meaning.
Etymology
Clomiphene citrate gets its name from two parts: clomiphene, the lab-made active piece, and citrate, a form made with citric acid. Think of it as a gentle nudge to the ovaries to 'release an egg', so it is used 'to help a woman ovulate'.