Dictionary of Cancer Terms
View in Spanish: Modulador selectivo del receptor de estrógeno
Selective estrogen receptor modulator (seh-LEK-tiv ES-truh-jin reh-SEP-ter MAH-juh-lay-ter)
A drug that acts like estrogen on some tissues but blocks the effect of estrogen on other tissues. Tamoxifen and raloxifene are selective estrogen receptor modulators. Also called SERM.
Source: National Cancer Institute Dictionary of Cancer Terms, available at www.cancer.gov/dictionary.