Meaning | A steroid hormone (trade name Lipo-Lutin) produced in the ovary; prepares and maintains the uterus for pregnancy. |
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Synonym | Lipo-Lutin |
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Broader | progestin, progestogen | Any of a group of steroid hormones that have the effect of progesterone |
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Substance of | pill, birth control pill, contraceptive pill, oral contraceptive pill, oral contraceptive, anovulatory drug, anovulant | A contraceptive in the form of a pill containing estrogen and progestin to inhibit ovulation and so prevent conception |
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Spanish | progesterona |
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Catalan | progesterona |
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Adjectives | progestational | of or relating to progesterone (or to a drug with effects like those of progesterone) |
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