- progesterone pro·ges·ter·one n
- [prəʊ'dʒɛstəˌrəʊn]
progesterone m
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progesterone pro·ges·ter·one n
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pro·ges·ter·one — /proʊˈʤɛstəˌroʊn/ noun [noncount] medical : a substance (called a hormone) that occurs naturally in women and female animals ◇ Progesterone prepares the body for having a baby … Useful english dictionary
progesterone — pro|ges|ter|one [ prou dʒestə,roun ] noun uncount TECHNICAL a chemical substance produced in the bodies of women and female animals. Progesterone is a type of hormone … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
progesterone — pro|ges|ter|one [prəuˈdʒestərəun US prouˈdʒestəroun] n [U] [Date: 1900 2000; Origin: pro + gestation + one] a female sex ↑hormone which prepares the body for having a baby, and which is also used in ↑contraceptive drugs … Dictionary of contemporary English
progesterone — pro•ges•ter•one [[t]proʊˈdʒɛs təˌroʊn[/t]] n. biochem. a female hormone, synthesized chiefly in the corpus luteum of the ovary, that functions in the menstrual cycle to prepare the lining of the uterus for a fertilized ovum • Etymology: 1930–35;… … From formal English to slang
progesterone — pro·ges·ter·one … English syllables
Progesterone — A female hormone, progesterone is the principal progestational hormone. Progestational hormones prepare the uterus (the womb) to receive and sustain the fertilized egg. * * * An antiestrogenic steroid, believed to be the active principle of the… … Medical dictionary
medroxyprogesterone acetate — A progestational agent that is active orally as well as parenterally, and more potent than progesterone; used to control uterine bleeding and, in combination with ethynyl estradiol, as an oral co … Medical dictionary
hydroxyprogesterone — hy·droxy·pro·ges·ter·one hī .dräk sē prō jes tə .rōn or 17à hydroxyprogesterone .sev ən ten al fə n a synthetic derivative of progesterone used esp. in the form of its caproate C27H40O4 in progestational therapy (as for amenorrhea and abnormal… … Medical dictionary
droxy — an·hy·dro·hy·droxy·pro·ges·ter·one; bis·hy·droxy·coumarin; di·hy·droxy; di·io·do·hy·droxy·quinoline; hy·droxy; hy·droxy·acetic; hy·droxy·benzoic; hy·droxy·butyrate; hy·droxy·butyric; hy·droxy·citronellal; hy·droxy·corticosterone;… … English syllables
