progesterone
Pronunciation Noun
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Pronunciation Noun
progesterone (plural progesterones)
- (steroid hormone, uncountable) 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.
- (steroid drug, countable) A synthetic version of the compound, used in contraceptive pills and other pharmaceutical products.
- French: progestérone
- Italian: progesterone
- Portuguese: progesterona
- Spanish: progesterona
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