Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - progesterone
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Progesterone
progesterone
noun Etymology: progestin + -sterone Date: 1935 a female steroid sex hormone C21H30O2 that is secreted by the corpus luteum to prepare the endometrium for implantation and later by the placenta during pregnancy to prevent rejection of the developing embryo or fetus; also a synthetic steroid resembling ~ in action
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n. a steroid hormone released by the corpus luteum which stimulates the preparation of the uterus for pregnancy (see also PROGESTOGEN). Etymology: progestin (as PRO-(2), GESTATION) + luteost erone f. CORPUS LUTEUM + STEROL ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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Progesterone is a hormone that is produced in the ovaries of women and female animals and helps prepare the body for pregnancy. If the egg is not fertilised oestrogen and progesterone decrease. N-UNCOUNT ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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~ n a female sex hormone that is produced by a woman when she is going to have a baby and is also used in contraceptive drugs ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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