PROGESTATIONAL


Meaning of PROGESTATIONAL in English

/proh'je stay"sheuh nl/ , adj. Med.

1. prepared for pregnancy, as the lining of the uterus prior to menstruation or in the early stages of gestation itself; progravid.

2. of, noting, or characteristic of the action of progesterone; inducing a progravid state.

[ 1920-25; PRO- 1 + GESTATIONAL ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .