progesterone

See also: progestérone

English

Noun

progesterone (plural progesterones)

(biochemistry, steroids, uncountable) A steroid hormone, secreted by the ovaries, whose function is to prepare the uterus for the implantation of a fertilized ovum and to maintain pregnancy.
(biochemistry, steroids, countable) A synthetic version of the compound, used in contraceptive pills and other pharmaceutical products.

Derived terms

dihydroprogesterone
tetrahydroprogesterone

Translations

the steroid hormone

Czech: progesteron m
Finnish: progesteroni (fi)
French: progestérone (fr) m
Italian: progesterone (it) m
Japanese: プロゲステロン (purogesuteron)

Maori: taiaki tūmua
Persian: پروژسترون‎ (fa) (perožesteron)
Portuguese: progesterona
Spanish: progesterona f

synthetic version of the compound

Italian

Noun

progesterone m (plural progesteroni)

progesterone

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