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PROGESTERONE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A steroid hormone (trade name Lipo-Lutin) produced in the ovary; prepares and maintains the uterus for pregnancy
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("progesterone" is a kind of...):
progestin; progestogen (any of a group of steroid hormones that have the effect of progesterone)
Holonyms ("progesterone" is a substance of...):
anovulant; anovulatory drug; birth control pill; contraceptive pill; oral contraceptive; oral contraceptive pill; pill (a contraceptive in the form of a pill containing estrogen and progestin to inhibit ovulation and so prevent conception)
Context examples:
This allele, which encodes progesterone receptor protein, is involved in the establishment and maintenance of pregnancy.
(PGR wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)
Progesterone (Pg) binds to both intracellular iPR and plasma membrane-bound mPR.
(Oocyte Maturation Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)
Mifeprex blocks the action of progesterone, a hormone that helps some cancers grow.
(Mifeprex, NCI Dictionary)
In women, this causes the ovaries to stop making estrogen and progesterone.
(GnRH antagonist, NCI Dictionary)
A synthetic derivative of progesterone with antiestrogenic activity.
(Megestrol, NCI Thesaurus)
It blocks the testicles from making testosterone (a male hormone) and the ovaries from making estrogen and progesterone (female hormones).
(Eligard, NCI Dictionary)
A finding indicating that the neoplastic cells in a tissue sample test positive for estrogen and/or progesterone receptors.
(Estrogen Receptor and/or Progesterone Receptor Positive, NCI Thesaurus)
Progesterone is best known for its role in preparing the uterus for pregnancy, but the hormone has also been shown to promote nerve, blood vessel, and bone tissue repair.
(Scientists Help Frogs to Regenerate Their Limbs with Bioreactor Device, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
Drug treatment to block the action of the female hormone progesterone.
(Antiprogesterone Therapy, NCI Thesaurus)
In testes is formed from progesterone.
(Androsterone, NCI Thesaurus)
