norgestrel (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *norgestrel*:
NOUN	substance	norgestrel	synthetic progestin used in oral contraceptives

English > *norgestrel*: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
Meaning	synthetic progestin used in oral contraceptives.
Broader	progestin, progestogen	Any of a group of steroid hormones that have the effect of progesterone
Substance of	Lo/Ovral	trade name for an oral contraceptive containing estradiol and norgestrel
	Ovral	trade name for an oral contraceptive containing estradiol and norgestrel
	Ovrette	trade name for an oral contraceptive containing norgestrel
Spanish	norgestrel
Catalan	norgestrel

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