English Explanatory Dictionary

progestogen

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

/pɹəˈdʒɛs.tə.dʒən/ /pɹoʊˈdʒɛs.tə.dʒən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-progestogen.wav

Word forms

progestogen progestogens progestagen

Etymology

From pro- + Latin gestō (“to bear, to carry”) + -o- + -gen. First attested in 1941.

Synonyms

gestagen

Related words

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

Derived words

antiprogestogen -gestr- progestogenic progestogen-only
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