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pro•ges•ter•one



Pronunciation: (prō-jes'tu-rōn"), [key]
—n.
1. Biochem.a hormone, C21H30O2, that prepares the uterus for the fertilized ovum and maintains pregnancy.
2. Pharm.a commercial form of this compound, obtained from the corpus luteum of pregnant sows or synthesized: used in the treatment of dysfunctional uterine bleeding, dysmenorrhea, threatened or recurrent abortion, etc.

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