PROGESTERONE


Meaning of PROGESTERONE in English

noun Etymology: progestin + -sterone Date: 1935 a female steroid sex hormone C 21 H 30 O 2 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

Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster.      Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер.