progesterone
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progesterone
- /pɹəˈd͡ʒɛstəɹəʊn/ UK
- /pɹoʊˈd͡ʒɛstəˌɹoʊn/ US
Where it comes from
From pro- + Latin gestāre (“to bear, to carry”) + English -one.
noun progesterones
- A steroid hormone, secreted by the ovaries, whose function is to prepare the uterus for the implantation of a fertilized ovum and to maintain pregnancy.
- A synthetic version of the compound, used in contraceptive pills and other pharmaceutical products.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: caproate, progestogen, progestin, gestagen, luteohormone, progestagen, prostaglandin, prehormone, prohormone, proteohormone, prolactin, plant hormone, chorionic gonadotropin, choriogenin, secosteroidogenesis, osteoprotogerin
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noun the steroid hormone
| Español | progesterona |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | プロゲステロン purogesuteron |
| 中文 | 黃體酮 /黄体酮 huángtǐtóng, 孕酮 yùntóng |
| Português | progesterona |
| Français | progestérone |
| Deutsch | Progesteron |
| Italiano | progesterone |
Talk about this word "progesterone." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/progesterone. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. progesterone. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/progesterone "progesterone." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/progesterone.Cite this
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