progestogen

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progestogen

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Alternative forms

• progestagen

Etymology

From pro- +‎ Latin gestō (“to bear, to carry”) +‎ -o- +‎ -gen. First attested in 1941.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /pɹəˈdʒɛs.tə.dʒən/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /pɹoʊˈdʒɛs.tə.dʒən/

• Audio (General American):

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• Rhymes: -ɛstədʒən
• Hyphenation: pro‧ges‧to‧gen

Noun

progestogen (plural progestogens)

1. (biochemistry, steroids) The steroid hormone progesterone.

   Synonym: gestagen

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.

   Synonym: gestagen

Derived terms

• antiprogestogen
• -gestr-
• progestogenic
• progestogen-only

Related terms

• progesterone
• progestin

See also

• “progestogen”, in Collins English Dictionary.
• “progestogen”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• “progestogen”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
• “progestogen, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.