[ prə'dʒɛstərəʊn ]
■ noun Biochemistry a steroid hormone released by the corpus luteum that stimulates the uterus to prepare for pregnancy.
Origin
1930s: blend of progestin and the Ger. synonym Luteosteron (from corpus luteum + sterol ).
[ prə'dʒɛstərəʊn ]
■ noun Biochemistry a steroid hormone released by the corpus luteum that stimulates the uterus to prepare for pregnancy.
Origin
1930s: blend of progestin and the Ger. synonym Luteosteron (from corpus luteum + sterol ).
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004