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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pro•ges•ter•one (prō jes′tə rōn′),USA pronunciation n. - Biochemistrya hormone, C21H30O2, that prepares the uterus for the fertilized ovum and maintains pregnancy.
- Drugs[Pharm.]a commercial form of this compound, obtained from the corpus luteum of pregnant sows or synthesized: used in the treatment of dysfunctional uterine bleeding, dysmenorrhea, threatened or recurrent abortion, etc.
- German Luteosteron, synonymous with progestin, equivalent. to Luteo- luteo- (representing corpus luteum) + -steron (see sterol, -one))
- blend of, blended progestin and luteosterone (1930–35
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: progesterone /prəʊˈdʒɛstəˌrəʊn/ n - a steroid hormone, secreted mainly by the corpus luteum in the ovary, that prepares and maintains the uterus for pregnancy. Formula: C21H30O2
Etymology: 20th Century: from pro-1 + ge( station) + ster( ol) + -one |