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noun
A steroidal progestin.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: medicine, pharmacology, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a synthetic progestational compound used to treat endometrial carcinoma
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: megestrol acetate
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: progestin, progestogen
History
From me(thyl) + -gestr- (“estrogen”) + -ol.
