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progestogen en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /pɹəˈdʒɛs.tə.dʒən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • (General-American) audio
  • /pɹoʊˈdʒɛs.tə.dʒən/ (General-American)

Etymology

Etymology tree English pro- Latin gestō Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os Proto-Hellenic *génos Ancient Greek γένος (génos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Proto-Hellenic *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -γενής (-genḗs)lbor. French -gènebor. English -gen English progestogen From pro- + Latin gestō (“to bear, to carry”) + English -o- + -gen. First attested in 1941.

Meanings

  1. (qualifier:steroids) The steroid hormone progesterone.
  2. (qualifier:steroids) Any of a class of synthetic hormones which produce effects similar to progesterone (the only natural progestogen) and have antiestrogenic and antigonadotropic properties.

Forms

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progestagen alternative lexicographic
progestogens Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

progestogenic · -gestr- · antiprogestogen · progestogen-only

Relateds

in · in . · 2011–present · Oxford: Oxford University Press · launched 2000 · “progestogen · in · Springfield · n.” · Mass.: Merriam-Webster · progestin · 1996–present · in · progesterone

Synonyms

gestagen · gestagen