"progestogen" meaning in English

See progestogen in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /pɹəˈdʒɛs.tə.dʒən/ [Received-Pronunciation], /pɹoʊˈdʒɛs.tə.dʒən/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-progestogen.wav Forms: progestogens [plural], progestagen [alternative]
Rhymes: -ɛstədʒən Etymology: From pro- + Latin gestō (“to bear, to carry”) + -o- + -gen. First attested in 1941. Etymology templates: {{af|en|pro-|la:gestō<t:to bear, to carry>|-o-|-gen}} pro- + Latin gestō (“to bear, to carry”) + -o- + -gen, {{etydate|1941}} First attested in 1941 Head templates: {{en-noun}} progestogen (plural progestogens)
  1. (biochemistry, steroids) The steroid hormone progesterone. Synonyms: gestagen
    Sense id: en-progestogen-en-noun-V26O6VEp Categories (other): Hormones, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms interfixed with -o-, English terms prefixed with pro-, English terms suffixed with -gen, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Birth control Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 45 Disambiguation of English terms interfixed with -o-: 53 47 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with pro-: 45 55 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -gen: 55 45 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 60 40 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 63 37 Disambiguation of Birth control: 50 50 Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, microbiology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  2. (biochemistry, steroids) Any of a class of synthetic hormones which produce effects similar to progesterone (the only natural progestogen) and have antiestrogenic and antigonadotropic properties. Synonyms: gestagen
    Sense id: en-progestogen-en-noun-pjVP8Umj Categories (other): Hormones, English terms interfixed with -o-, English terms prefixed with pro-, English terms suffixed with -gen, Birth control Disambiguation of English terms interfixed with -o-: 53 47 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with pro-: 45 55 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -gen: 55 45 Disambiguation of Birth control: 50 50 Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, microbiology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: antiprogestogen, -gestr-, progestogenic, progestogen-only
Related terms: progesterone, progestin, in ., in, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present, in ., “progestogen, n.”, in, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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