Progestogen

noun

Word Frequency: 0.2

Definitions

1.nounThe steroid hormone progesterone.

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

Synonyms

gestagen progestin progestational progestagen progesterones progestins progesterone desogestrel oestrogen medroxyprogesterone levonorgestrel nonhormonal

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