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PROGESTOGEN

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Any of a group of steroid hormones that have the effect of progesterone

Synonyms:

progestin; progestogen

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Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("progestogen" is a kind of...):

sex hormone; steroid; steroid hormone (any hormone affecting the development and growth of sex organs)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "progestogen"):

Lipo-Lutin; progesterone (a steroid hormone (trade name Lipo-Lutin) produced in the ovary; prepares and maintains the uterus for pregnancy)

megestrol; megestrol acetate (a synthetic progestational compound used to treat endometrial carcinoma)

norethandrolone; norethindrone; norethindrone acetate; Norlutin (a synthetic progestational hormone (trade name Norlutin) used in oral contraceptives and to treat endometriosis)

norethynodrel (a progesterone derivative used in oral contraceptives and in the control of menstruation and the treatment of abnormal uterine bleeding)

norgestrel (synthetic progestin used in oral contraceptives)

medroxyprogesterone; Provera (a progestin compound (trade name Provera) used to treat menstrual disorders)

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