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progestogen

or pro·ges·ta·gen

[proh-jes-tuh-juh n]
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noun Pharmacology.
  1. progestin.
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Origin of progestogen

First recorded in 1940–45; pro-1 + gest(ation) + -o- + -gen
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British Dictionary definitions for progestogen

progestogen

progestin (prəˈdʒɛstɪn)

noun
  1. any of a group of steroid hormones that have progesterone-like activity, used in oral contraceptives and in treating gynaecological disorders
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Word Origin

C20: from progest (erone) + -o- + -gen
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progestogen in Medicine

progestogen

(prō-jĕs′tə-jən)
n.
  1. Any of various substances having progestational effects; a progestin.
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