| NOUN | substance | norethandrolone, norethindrone, norethindrone acetate, Norlutin | a synthetic progestational hormone (trade name Norlutin) used in oral contraceptives and to treat endometriosis |
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| Meaning | A synthetic progestational hormone (trade name Norlutin) used in oral contraceptives and to treat endometriosis. | |
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| Synonyms | norethindrone, norethindrone acetate, Norlutin | |
| Broader | progestin, progestogen | Any of a group of steroid hormones that have the effect of progesterone |
| 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 | |
| Nor-Q-D | trade name for an oral contraceptive containing norethindrone | |
| Norinyl | trade name for an oral contraceptive containing norethindrone and mestranol | |
| Norlestrin | trade name for an oral contraceptive containing estradiol and norethindrone | |
| Ovocon | trade name for an oral contraceptive containing estradiol and norethindrone | |
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