PROGESTERONE


Meaning of PROGESTERONE in English

n. a steroid hormone released by the corpus luteum which stimulates the preparation of the uterus for pregnancy (see also PROGESTOGEN).

[ progestin (as PRO-(2), GESTATION) + luteost erone f. CORPUS LUTEUM + STEROL ]

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