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NORETHINDRONE ACETATE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A synthetic progestational hormone (trade name Norlutin) used in oral contraceptives and to treat endometriosis
Synonyms:
norethandrolone; norethindrone; norethindrone acetate; Norlutin
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("norethindrone acetate" is a kind of...):
progestin; progestogen (any of a group of steroid hormones that have the effect of progesterone)
Holonyms ("norethindrone acetate" is a substance of...):
Loestrin (trade name for an oral contraceptive containing estradiol and norethindrone)
Micronor (trade name for and oral contraceptive containing the progestin compound norethindrone)
Modicon (trade name for an oral contraceptive containing estradiol and norethindrone)
Norinyl (trade name for an oral contraceptive containing norethindrone and mestranol)
Norlestrin (trade name for an oral contraceptive containing estradiol and norethindrone)
Nor-Q-D (trade name for an oral contraceptive containing norethindrone)
Ovocon (trade name for an oral contraceptive containing estradiol and norethindrone)
