(ăn″tĭ-hī″pĕr-prō-lăk″tĭ-nē′mĭk)
[Pronunciation]
[Gr. anti-, against, + hyper-, above, excessive, + pro-, in behalf of, + L. lac, milk, + Gr. haima, blood]
1. Relieving or preventing the effects of high blood levels of prolactin.
2. Any agent that lowers high blood levels of prolactin.
antihyperprolactinemic is a sample definition found in
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