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单词 progestogen
释义

progestogen

or pro·ges·ta·gen

[ proh-jes-tuh-juhn ]
/ proʊˈdʒɛs tə dʒən /

noun Pharmacology.

progestin.

Origin of progestogen

First recorded in 1940–45; pro-1 + gest(ation) + -o- + -gen

Words nearby progestogen

pro-German, progeroid, progestational, progesterone, progestin, progestogen, proglossis, proglottid, proglottis, prognathous, prognose
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British Dictionary definitions for progestogen

progestogen

progestin (prəˈdʒɛstɪn)

/ (prəʊˈdʒɛstədʒən) /

noun

any of a group of steroid hormones that have progesterone-like activity, used in oral contraceptives and in treating gynaecological disorders

Word Origin for progestogen

C20: from progest (erone) + -o- + -gen
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for progestogen

progestogen
[ prō-jĕstə-jən ]

n.

Any of various substances having progestational effects; a progestin.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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