gest-

English

Alternative forms

• -gest-, -gest

Etymology

From progestogen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒɛst/

Prefix

gest-

1. (pharmacology) Used to form names of steroids, progestogens.

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with gest-

gestaclone

gestodene

gestonorone

medrogestone

References

• The use of stems in the selection of International Nonproprietary Names (INN) for pharmaceutical substances‎, Geneva: World Health Organization, 2018

Anagrams

• Gets, gets, steg, tegs