progestational

[ proh-je-stey-shuh-nl ]

adjectiveMedicine/Medical.
  1. prepared for pregnancy, as the lining of the uterus prior to menstruation or in the early stages of gestation itself; progravid.

  2. of, noting, or characteristic of the action of progesterone; inducing a progravid state.

Origin of progestational

1
1920–25; pro-1 + gestational

Words Nearby progestational

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British Dictionary definitions for progestational

progestational

/ (ˌprəʊdʒɛˈsteɪʃənəl) /


adjectivephysiol
  1. of or relating to the phase of the menstrual cycle, lasting approximately 14 days, during which the uterus is prepared for pregnancy by the secretion of progesterone from the corpus luteum

  2. preceding gestation; before pregnancy

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