Progestogenとは 意味・読み方・使い方

別の表記

• progestagen

語源

From pro- +‎ Latin gestō (“to bear, to carry”) +‎ -o- +‎ -gen. First attested in 1941.

発音

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /pɹəˈdʒɛs.tə.dʒən/
• (General American) IPA: /pɹoʊˈdʒɛs.tə.dʒən/
• 韻: -ɛstədʒən
• ハイフネーション: pro‧ges‧to‧gen

名詞

progestogen (plural progestogens)

1. (biochemistry, steroids) The steroid hormone progesterone.

   Synonym: gestagen

2. (biochemistry, steroids) Any of a class of synthetic hormones which produce effects similar to progesterone (the only natural progestogen) and have antiestrogenic and antigonadotropic properties.

   Synonym: gestagen

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参考

• “progestogen”, in Collins English Dictionary.
• “progestogen”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• “progestogen”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
• “progestogen, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.