progesterone

See also: progestérone

English

Noun

progesterone (plural progesterones)

1. (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.
2. (biochemistry, steroids, countable) A synthetic version of the compound, used in contraceptive pills and other pharmaceutical products.

Derived terms

• dihydroprogesterone
• tetrahydroprogesterone
• progestational
• progesteronic

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

synthetic version of the compound

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Italian

Noun

progesterone m (plural progesteroni)

1. progesterone

Related terms

• progestina
• progestinico