Meanings
plural progestogens · alternative progestagen
- steroidsbiochemistryAny of a class of synthetic hormones which produce effects similar to progesterone (the only natural progestogen) and have antiestrogenic and antigonadotropic properties.
Synonyms: gestagen
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe steroid hormone progesterone.
nounAny of a class of synthetic hormones which produce effects similar to progesterone (the only natural progestogen) and have antiestrogenic and antigonadotropic properties.
More synonyms by meaning
nounany of a group of steroid hormones that have the effect of progesterone
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
- Proto-Indo-European*pér
- Proto-Indo-European*pró
- Proto-Italic*prō
- Latinprō
- Englishpro-
- Latingestō
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵenh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵénh₁os
- Proto-Hellenic*génos
- Ancient Greekγένος (génos)
- Englishprogestogen
From pro- + Latin gestō (“to bear, to carry”) + English -o- + -gen. First attested in 1941.
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progestogen. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/progestogen
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