-gest

/d͡ʒɛst/

suffix

Used to form names of steroids, progestogens.

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Meanings

suffix

alternative gest- · alternative -gest-

  1. medicineUsed to form names of steroids, progestogens.

Origin

From progestogen.

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Cite this entry
APA

-gest. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-gest

MLA

“-gest.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-gest. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “-gest,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-gest.

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