progestin

progestin
1. A hormone of the corpus luteum. 2. Generic term for any substance, natural or synthetic, that effects some or all of the biologic changes produced by progesterone. 3. SYN: gestagen. [pro- + gestation + -in]

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pro·ges·tin prō-'jest-ən n PROGESTOGEN esp a synthetic progesterone (as levonorgestrel)

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pro·ges·tin (pro-jesґtin) progestational agent.

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